The clinical value of serum CA125 in Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the level of serum CA125 in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma(NHL) and its clinical value.Methods All the data of this study was collected from the first affiliated hospital of China Medical University,during September 2004 to March 2006.Serum CA125 levels were measured in 42 patients with NHL.The association with gender,clinical stages,B symptoms,effusions,International Prognostic Score(IPI),serum LDH(lactate dehydrogenase),beta 2 microglobulin(?2-MG) levels and response to treatment was evaluated.Results High level of CA125 was found to be obviously correlated with B symptoms,effusions,IPI score,serum LDH(P