Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
Onco Targets Ther. 2013 Jul 23;6:957-66. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S45681. Print 2013.
Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) has been approved for diagnosing ovarian cancer. The goal of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the clinical value of the serum HE4 in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
The PubMed and Embase databases were searched to identify suitable studies. The sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE), and positive and negative likelihood ratios (PLR and NLR, respectively) of HE4 for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer were commonly used as bivariates. Summary receiver operating characteristic curves were used to summarize overall test performances. Meta-Disc 1.4 software was used to analyze the data.
A total of 6,269 patients from 31 trials were subjected to meta-analysis. The summary estimates of HE4 for ovarian cancer diagnosis were as follows: SEN 0.73 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.71-0.75); SPE 0.89 (95% CI 0.88-0.90); PLR 7.30 (95% CI 5.42-9.84); and NLR 0.15 (95% CI 0.10-0.23). SEN 0.74 (95% CI 0.72-0.76); SPE 0.89 (95% CI 0.88-0.90); PLR 7.35 (95% CI 5.55-9.73); NLR 0.14 (95% CI 0.09-0.21).
Our study demonstrates that the sensitivity and specificity of HE4 was higher than that of cancer antigen 125. The results indicated that HE4 could be a useful tumor marker for ovarian cancer diagnosis. However, the results of this meta-analysis should be interpreted with caution, due to the heterogeneity among study designs. Further study should pay more attention to the possibility that HE4 can be a marker for monitoring recurrence of ovarian cancer.
人附睾蛋白 4(HE4)已被批准用于诊断卵巢癌。本荟萃分析的目的是评估血清 HE4 在卵巢癌诊断中的临床价值。
检索 PubMed 和 Embase 数据库以确定合适的研究。常用血清 HE4 对卵巢癌诊断的敏感性(SEN)、特异性(SPE)、阳性和阴性似然比(PLR 和 NLR)作为双变量进行分析。汇总受试者工作特征曲线用于总结整体检测性能。使用 Meta-Disc 1.4 软件分析数据。
共有 31 项试验的 6269 名患者进行了荟萃分析。HE4 对卵巢癌诊断的汇总估计值如下:SEN 为 0.73(95%置信区间[CI] 0.71-0.75);SPE 为 0.89(95%CI 0.88-0.90);PLR 为 7.30(95%CI 5.42-9.84);NLR 为 0.15(95%CI 0.10-0.23)。SEN 为 0.74(95%CI 0.72-0.76);SPE 为 0.89(95%CI 0.88-0.90);PLR 为 7.35(95%CI 5.55-9.73);NLR 为 0.14(95%CI 0.09-0.21)。
本研究表明,HE4 的敏感性和特异性均高于癌抗原 125。结果表明 HE4 可能是卵巢癌诊断的有用肿瘤标志物。然而,由于研究设计的异质性,应谨慎解释本荟萃分析的结果。进一步的研究应更多地关注 HE4 作为监测卵巢癌复发的标志物的可能性。