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CA125、CEA及HE4在鉴别子宫内膜癌肌层浸润深度及肿瘤直径中的临床应用价值

吕慧慧 张三元

【摘要】 目的 探讨鉴别子宫内膜癌(EC)不同浸润深度及肿瘤直径的血清分子标志物。 方法 收集2018年1月─2023年7月在山西医科大学第一医院接受全面分期手术的144例子宫内膜癌患者的临床资料,检测患者入院时的血清人附睾蛋白 E4(HE4)、癌胚抗原(CEA)、糖类抗原125(CA125)、糖类抗原199(CA199)、鳞状细胞癌抗原(SCC)及甲胎蛋白(AFP)的表达水平,并分析其与病理参数之间的关系,采用Logistic 回归分析血清标志物水平与深肌层浸润及肿瘤直径>2 cm之间的关系,计算各指标单独与联合诊断的灵敏度及特异度并绘制受试者工作特征曲线(ROC)比较诊断效能。 结果 血清 HE4、CA125、CA199 和 CEA 的表达水平在子宫内膜癌浸润深度<1/2肌层与浸润深度≥1/2肌层组间,差异均有统计学意义。血清CA125和HE4在肿瘤直径≤2 cm与肿瘤直径>2 cm组间差异均有统计学意义。CA125+CEA联合诊断浸润深度<1/2与浸润深度≥1/2肌层组中的灵敏度、特异度均较高。CA125+HE4联合诊断肿瘤直径≤2 cm与肿瘤直径>2 cm的灵敏度和特异度也相对较高。其两项联合诊断的ROC曲线下面积均高于CA125单项诊断、CEA单项诊断和HE4单项诊断。 结论 血清CA125+CEA联合检测有助于鉴别预测子宫内膜癌浸润深度≥1/2,CA125+HE4联合检测有助于鉴别肿瘤直径>2 cm。

【关键词】 子宫内膜癌(EC); 分子标志物; 糖类抗原125(CA125); 癌胚抗原(CEA); 人附睾蛋白4

子宫内膜癌(endometrial carcinoma,EC)是女性生殖系统常见的妇科恶性肿瘤,2020年全球诊断出41.7万例子宫内膜癌,在过去30年,发病率上升了132%,严重影响女性生殖健康[1]。80% 的 EC 患者在早期被诊断并预后良好,5 年生存率约为80%~85%[2]。EC的标准治疗方法是全子宫切除术和双侧输卵管卵巢切除术[3]

临床上主要通过患者的临床表现、妇科检查及辅助检查进行EC的诊断,其确诊依赖于子宫内膜活检[4-5]。诊断性刮宫术属于盲性操作,存在漏诊的可能性,并伴有一定的癌症扩散风险。相比之下,宫腔镜检查在准确取材方面具有显著优势,但对于子宫肌层浸润深度及肿瘤大小的判断能力仍有所不足。目前认为,非子宫内膜样癌、宫颈间质浸润、肿瘤直径、深肌层浸润、组织学分级、脉管浸润、宫颈间隙浸润和远处转移等病理特征均为影响EC预后的影响因素[6-8]。近年来,研究者越来越重视血清肿瘤标志物在EC的临床应用价值,有研究发现血清CA125、HE4及CEA在EC的早期诊断与宫外转移监测中具有潜在价值[9-10]。但临床关于其与子宫内膜癌病理特征之间的关系研究较少。此外,肿瘤的第七大显著特征为炎症反应,这一反应在肿瘤的发生与发展过程中均扮演着至关重要的角色,肿瘤引起的炎症反应可使血液中的某些成分发生变化[11]。目前尚无临床批准的用于EC诊断和预后的外周血指标。本文通过分析鳞状细胞癌抗原(squamous cell carcinoma antigen,SCC)、糖类抗原 125(carbohydrate antigen 125,CA125)、糖类抗原 199(carbohydrate antigen 199,CA199)、E4(human epididymal protein E4,HE4)、癌胚抗原(carcinoembryonic antigen,CEA)及甲胎蛋白(alpha fetoprotein,AFP)6 种肿瘤标志物及外周血中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞计数比(neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio,NLR)、单核与淋巴细胞计数比(monocyte to lymphocyte ratio,MLR)和血小板与淋巴细胞计数比(platelet to lymphocyte ratio,PLR)与肿瘤肌层浸润深度及肿瘤大小间的内在联系及其诊断价值,为临床工作者临床决策提供一些参考价值,为评估EC预后提供新思路。

对象与方法

一、对象

选取 2018 年1月—2023年7月山西医科大学第一临床医学院收治的229例子宫内膜病变患者,其中144例子宫内膜癌患者为子宫内膜癌组,85例子宫内膜非典型增生(atypical hyperplasia of endometrium,AHE)患者为子宫内膜非典型增生组。144例子宫内膜癌患者均行全子宫+左右盆腔淋巴结清洁术。两组患者的纳入标准:(1)因子宫内膜病变就诊,病例资料完整;(2)经病理学检查确诊为EC或AHE;(3)术前未接受过新辅助治疗、激素及免疫抑制剂治疗。排除标准:(1)近期伴有急性或慢性感染患者;(2)合并心、肝、肾等重要脏器疾病;(3)合并宫体、宫颈、输卵管等其他部位肿瘤。144 例子宫内膜癌患者的年龄为 49.2~59.0 岁,中位年龄为54.0岁;病理分型:子宫内膜样腺癌133例,透明细胞癌6例,浆液性乳头状癌4例,癌肉瘤1例;采用国际妇产科联盟(FIGO)分期标准进行临床分期:Ⅰ期117例,Ⅱ期8例,Ⅲ期18例,Ⅳ期1例。85例子宫内膜非典型增生患者的年龄为39.5~51.5岁,中位年龄为47.0岁。

二、方法

1. 一般临床资料:收集两组患者发病年龄、初潮年龄、是否绝经、是否异常子宫出血及流液、病程持续时间是否≥1年、体质指数(body mass index,BMI)、是否合并高血压、糖尿病。

2.血液指标:所有研究对象入院后空腹采集5 mL静脉血,以3 000 r/min速度离心10 min,之后以酶联免疫吸附法测定血清CA125、CA199、CEA、AFP、SCC、HE4水平,试剂盒购自上海江莱生物科技有限公司,所有检测均严格按照试剂盒要求开展。应用ACLTOP750全自动血凝仪检测:D-二聚体(D-dimer,D-D)、纤维蛋白原(fibrinogen,FIB)、血小板计数(platelet count,PLT)、中性粒细胞数(neutrophil count,N)、淋巴细胞数(lymphocyte count,L)、单核细胞数(monocyte count,M)、白细胞计数(white blood cell count,WBC)。正常参考范围:CA125≤35 U/mL,CA199≤37 U/mL,CEA≤5 μg/L,AFP≤20 IU/mL,SCC≤1.5 ng/mL,HE4≤140 pmol/L。计算NLR(NLR=中性粒细胞计数/淋巴细胞计数)、PLR(PLR=血小板计数/淋巴细胞计数)和MLR(MLR=单核细胞计数/淋巴细胞计数)。

3.术后病理资料:收集患者病理类型、肿瘤大小、组织学分级、肌层浸润深度、是否淋巴结转移、淋巴血管间隙浸润、宫颈间质浸润、附件受累等。

4. 统计学处理:采用 SPSS 27.0 软件对数据进行统计分析。计量资料均经 Shapiro -wilk 正态性检验,符合正态分布的计量资料以表示,若满足方差齐性,组间比较采用独立样本t检验;非正态分布的计量资料以中位数(四分位数)[M(P25,P75)]表示,采用Mann-Whitney U检验进行组间对比;计数资料以例数及率(%)表示,运用χ2检验或 Fisher确切概率法进行分析;发生子宫内膜癌深肌层浸润及肿瘤直径>2 cm的影响因素分析采用Logistic 回归。绘制受试者工作特征曲线(receiver operator characteristic,ROC)检验子宫内膜癌患者血清CA125及CEA水平对肌层深浸润的诊断效能和血清CA125及HE4水平对肿瘤直径>2 cm的诊断效能,以曲线下面积(area under cure,AUC)评价,P<0.05为差异有统计学意义。

结 果

一、两组患者临床病理特征

子宫内膜癌组与子宫内膜非典型增生组的两组研究对象初潮年龄、有异常阴道出血病史,病史时间≥1年、合并高血压史等比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。子宫内膜癌组与子宫内膜非典型增生组术前血清SCC、CA125、AFP、NLR、PLR、MLR水平比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);子宫内膜癌组中术前血清CA199、CEA、HE4、D-D、FIB水平与子宫内膜非典型增生组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),见表1。

表1 AHE组和EC组患者一般资料比较 [M(P25,P75)]

Table 1 Comparison of general data of patients in the AHE group and the EC group [M(P25, P75)]

Comparison between the two groups,*P<0.05

FactorAHE (n=85)EC(n=144)Age (years)∗47.0(39.5,51.5)54.0(49.2,59.0)Age of menarche(years)14.0(13.0,15.0)14.0(13.0,15.0)BMI (kg/m2)∗27.3(25.4,29.4)25.3(22.8,28.1)Abnormal vaginal bleeding[n(%)] Yes73(85.9)133(92.4) No12(14.1)11(7.6)Duration of disease (years) ≥132.0(37.6)48.0(33.3) <153.0(62.4)96.0(66.7)Menopause[n(%)]∗ Yes11(12.9)73(50.7) No74(87.1)71(49.3)Hypertension[n(%)] Yes19(22.4)46(31.9) No66(77.6)98(68.1)Diabetes[n(%)]∗ Yes4(4.7)28(19.4) No81(95.3)116(80.6)SCC (ng/mL)0.9(0.6,1.2)0.8(0.6,1.2)CA125(U/mL)14.5(10.2,20.0)15.4(11.2,23.6)CA199(U/mL) ∗7.0(4.4,12.3)11.4(7.0,28.0)HE4(pmol/L) ∗54.0(44.6,44.6)79.2(57.7,110.3)CEA(μg/L) ∗1.0(0.6,1.6)1.5(0.9,2.5)AFP(IU/mL)2.5(1.8,3.4)2.5(1.6,3.4)FIB(g/L) ∗2.4(0.9,2.5)2.5(1.5,2.5)D-D(mg/L) ∗0.4(0.3,78)0.4(0.2,0.8)NLR1.9(1.5,2.5)1.7(1.4,2.4)MLR0.2(0.2,0.3)0.2(0.2,0.3)PLR138.4(112.9,173.5)134.4(98.1,171.3)

二、术前肿瘤标志物及炎症指标与子宫内膜癌病理特征关系分析

肿瘤直径>2 cm患者的术前CA125、HE4、NLR、PLR与MLR均显著高于肿瘤直径≤2 cm患者,且差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。肌层浸润深度≥1/2 患者的术前 CA125、CA199、HE4、CEA、MLR值高于浸润深度<1/2 患者,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。见表2及表3。

表2 血清肿瘤标志物与子宫内膜癌各临床病理参数的关系[M(P25,P75)]

Table 2 Relationship between serum tumor markers and clinicopathological parameters of endometrial cancer [M (P25, P75)]

Comparison between the two groups, *P<0.05

FactorSCC(ng/mL)CA125(U/mL)CA199(U/mL)HE4(pmol/L)CEA(μg/L)AFP(IU/mL)Pathological typeEndometrioid0.8(0.6,1.2)15.1(11.2,22.4)11.6(6.5,27.5)80.7(56.4,110.3)1.5(0.9,2.5)2.5(1.6,3.4)Non-endometrioid0.9(0.4,1.4)26.4(9.3,103.0)10.6(8.5,29.2)69.4(59,115.7)1.0(0.5,2.3)1.8(1.6,3.4)Tumor size(cm) ≤2.00.8(0.5,1.2)12.6(9.9,17.6)9.9(6.5,20.4)68.9(52.1,93.1)1.6(0.9,2.2)2.4(1.7,3.4) >2.00.9(0.6,1.3)21.3(14.7,61.8)∗15.7(7.5,35.4)104.7(70.9,170.5)∗1.4(0.9,3.2)2.5(1.5,3.3)FIGO stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ0.8(0.6,1.2)14.7(10.3,20.7)10.1(6.4,19.7)76.2(55.2,107.1)1.4(0.9,2.2)2.5(1.7,3.4) Ⅲ-Ⅳ1.1(0.9,1.4)71.6(43.7,103)∗56.1(29.2,167.9)∗115.7(78.4,165.8)∗2.3(1.2,4.5)∗1.8(1.3,3.3)Histological grade Grade 1 or 20.8(0.6,1.2)15.1(11.2,23.8)11.8(7.1,29.0)78.5(56.4,56.4)1.4(0.9,2.4)2.4(1.6,1.6) Grade 31.1(0.5,1.4)15.9(9.3,218)8.9(5.8,18.8)81.3(58.3,128.0)1.6(1.0,3.2)2.5(1.9,2.8)Lymphatic metastasis No0.8(0.6,1.2)14.9(10.4,20.9)10.5(6.5,20.3)77.0(55.4,107.6)1.4(0.9,2.2)1.7(1.3,3.2) Yes1.0(0.6,1.5)71.2(43.9,112.4)∗74.2(16.7,170.5)∗102.9(77.8,150.8)∗2.5(1.2,4.6)∗2.5(1.7,3.4)Myometrial invasion <1/20.8(0.6,1.2)14.0(10.3,19.4)9.7(6.3,18.6)74.4(53.2,103.0)1.4(0.8,2.1)2.4(1.7,3.5) ≥1/21.1(0.5,1.5)62.2(19.2,93.2)∗40.9(18.2,168.7)∗110.3(78.2,211.3)∗2.0(1.2,4.5)∗2.3(1.5,2.7)Lymphovascular space infiltration No0.8(0.6,1.2)14.5(10.4,20.7)10.1(6.2,19.7)75.0(53.6,106.4)1.5(0.9,2.3)2.5(1.7,3.6) Yes1.0(0.5,1.3)22.6(13.6,77.5)∗26.5(8.8,88.5)∗97.6(69.9,135.0)∗1.4(0.9,2.6)2.1(1.5,2.7)Adnexal involvement No0.8(0.6,0.6)15.0(10.6,21.8)11.1(6.5,21.1)78.2(55.7,107.6)1.5(0.9,2.4)2.5(1.6,3.4) Yes1.1(0.5,1.3)98.0(72.7,112.4)∗41.9(14.0,148.3)∗121.9(71.6,180.0)1.6(1.0,4.6)2.0(1.3,3.3)Cervical interstitial invasion No0.8(1.3,1.2)14.9(10.4,21.2)10.6(6.5,21.0)77.6(55.7,107.2)1.4(0.9,2.4)2.4(1.6,3.4) Yes0.9(0.5,1.3)51.5(22.1,109.3)∗35.2(10.6,108.8)∗107.6(69.7,175.2)∗1.8(2.4,2.4)2.7(1.4,3.4)

表3 术前外周血指标与子宫内膜癌各临床病理参数的关系[M(P25, P75)]

Table 3 Relationship between preoperative peripheral blood indicators and various clinicopathological parameters of endometrial cancer [M (P25, P75)]

FactorNLRMLRPLRD-D(mg/L)FIB(g/L)Pathological type Endometrioid1.7(1.3,1.3)0.2(0.2,0.3)132.6(99.4,172.6)0.4(0.2,0.6)2.5(1.5,2.5) Non-endometrioid1.8(1.5,2.9)0.2(0.1,0.3)140.5(94.6,159.8)1.0(0.4,7.9)∗2.7(1.6,9.5)Tumor size(cm) ≤2.01.6(1.3,2.2)0.2(0.2,0.2)126.1(88.8,161.1)0.3(0.2,0.9)2.5(1.3,2.5) >2.01.9(1.5,2.7)∗0.2(0.2,0.3)∗149.7±50.7∗0.4(0.3,0.8)2.5(1.8,2.5)FIGO stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ1.7(1.3,2.3)0.2(0.2,0.2)131.7(95.9,165.8)0.4(0.2,0.8)2.5(1.5,2.5) Ⅲ-Ⅳ2(1.6,2.8)∗0.3(0.2,0.3)153.3(118.2,194.3)0.4(0.3,2.2)∗2.5(1.8,5.4)

表3(续)

Comparison between the two groups,*P<0.05

FactorNLRMLRPLRD-D(mg/L)FIB(g/L)Histological grade Grade 1 or 21.7(1.3,1.3)0.2(0.2,0.3)131.5(94.8,172.6)0.3(0.2,0.2)2.5(1.4,2.5) Grade 31.8(1.6,1.6)0.2(0.2,0.3)146.2(116.4,167.5)0.6(0.4,0.4)2.5(2.5,3.1)∗Lymphatic metastasis No2.0(1.7,2.7)0.3(0.2,0.3)151.4(112.5,183.8)0.4(0.2,0.8)2.5(1.6,5.0) Yes1.7(1.3,2.4)0.2(0.2,0.3)132.2(96.9,167.1)0.4(0.3,0.3)2.5(1.5,2.5)Myometrial invasion <1/21.6(1.3,2.3)0.2(0.2,0.2)132.2(97.9,168.8)0.4(0.2,0.8)2.5(1.4,2.5) ≥1/22.0(1.4,2.8)0.3(0.2,0.3)∗151.5(97.3,176.5)0.4(0.3,1.0)2.5(2.3,2.7)Lymphovascular space infiltration No1.7(1.3,2.5)0.2(0.2,0.3)137.9(108.1,177.5)0.4(0.2,0.8)2.5(1.5,2.5) Yes1.8(1.4,2.4)0.2(0.2,0.3)134.4(97.3,166.1)0.4(0.2,0.8)2.5(1.7,2.6)Adnexal involvement No1.7(1.3,2.4)0.2(0.2,0.3)131.7(96.9,165.8)0.4(0.2,0.7)2.5(1.5,2.5) Yes2.3(1.8,2.9)0.3(0.2,0.3)∗173.6(136.1,194.6)∗1.6(0.4,3.7)∗3.2(2.5,8.9)∗Cervical interstitial invasion No1.7(1.4,2.4)0.2(0.2,0.3)136.7(97.5,172.5)0.4(0.2,0.8)2.5(1.6,2.5) Yes1.8(1.5,2.7)0.2(0.2,0.3)129.3(107.0,174.7)0.3(0.2,3.7)2.5(1.4,4.1)

三、子宫深肌层浸润与肿瘤直径>2 cm的多因素Logistic回归分析

将上述分析中筛选出的与子宫肌层浸润深度≥1/2与肿瘤直径>2cm有关的临床参数纳入多因素Logistic 回归,分析示血清CA125与CEA是EC患者子宫深肌层浸润的独立影响因素(P<0.05)。血清CA125与HE4是EC患者肿瘤直径>2cm的独立影响因素(P<0.05),见表4及表5。

表4 子宫内膜癌深肌层浸润危险因素的Logistic 回归分析

Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of risk factors for deep myometrial invasion of endometrial cancer

FactorβSEWald χ2POR95%CICA1250.0350.01011.8870.0011.041.02-1.06CA1990.0030.0040.4600.4981.001.00-1.01HE40.0000.0010.2510.6161.000.99-1.00CEA0.3990.1695.5630.0181.491.07-2.08MLR0.0070.4410.0000.9881.010.42-2.39

表5 子宫内膜癌肿瘤直径>2 cm危险因素的Logistic 回归分析

Table 5 Logistic regression analysis of risk factors for endometrial cancer with tumor diameter >2 cm

FactorβSEWald χ2POR95% CICA125 0.0280.0108.1620.0041.031.01-1.05HE4 0.0070.0034.6970.0301.011.00-1.01NLR 0.0000.0860.0000.9991.000.85-1.18MLR-0.3090.6060.2590.6110.730.22-2.41PLR 0.0050.0042.0480.1521.011.00-1.01

四、CA125与CEA单独及联合预测EC患者子宫深肌层浸润的效能ROC曲线分析

将CA125、CEA两个参数通过Logistic回归分析,得出联合诊断预测值,绘制ROC曲线,可见CA125与CEA 单独检测均有一定的诊断效能(P<0.05)。联合预测时,CA125+CEA的曲线下面积最大(0.850)。见图1及表6。

图1 子宫内膜癌患者血清CA125及CEA水平预测评估深肌层浸润的ROC曲线

Figure 1 Shows the ROC curve of serum CA125 and CEA levels in patients with endometrial cancer for predicting and evaluating deep myometrial infiltration

表6 子宫内膜癌患者血清CA125及CEA水平预测评估深肌层浸润的ROC曲线检验结果

Table 6 Results of ROC curve test for predicting and evaluating deep myometrial infiltration by serum CA125 and CEA levels in patients with endometrial cancer

FactorAUC95% CISEPCutoff valueSpecificity(%)Sensitivity(%)Youden indexCA1250.8130.71-0.920.053<0.00137.985(U/mL)0.950.630.580CEA0.6790.57-0.790.0560.0034.065(μg/L)0.960.330.289CA125+CEA0.8500.76-0.940.045<0.001—0.850.770.618

五、CA125与HE4单独及联合预测EC患者肿瘤直径>2 cm的效能ROC曲线分析

将CA125、HE4两个参数通过Logistic回归分析,得出联合诊断预测值,绘制ROC曲线,可见CA125与HE4单独检测均有一定的诊断效能(P<0.05)。联合预测时,CA125+HE4的曲线下面积最大(0.767)。见图2及表7。

图2 子宫内膜癌患者血清CA125及HE4水平预测评估肿瘤直径>2 cm的ROC曲线

Figure 2 Shows the ROC curves of serum CA125 and HE4 levels in patients with endometrial cancer for predicting and evaluating tumor diameters >2 cm

表7 子宫内膜癌患者血清CA125及HE4水平预测评估肿瘤直径>2 cm的ROC曲线检验结果

Table 7 Results of ROC curve test for predicting and evaluating serum CA125 and HE4 levels in patients with endometrial cancer for tumor diameter >2 cm

FactorAUC95% CISEPCutoff valueSpecificity(%)Sensitivity(%)Youden indexCA1250.7450.66-0.830.042<0.00116.27(U/mL)0.710.690.401HE40.7230.64-0.810.044<0.001103.00(pmol/L)0.850.530.386CA125+HE40.7670.69-0.850.040<0.001—0.920.500.415

讨 论

EC是女性生殖系统中常见的恶性肿瘤[1]。少数患者由于缺乏特异症状,发现时已处于晚期阶段且预后不佳。手术为EC的主要治疗方法。EC治疗中最大的争议之一是淋巴结清扫术[12]。全面淋巴结清扫术后可能存在多种并发症,如神经损伤、下肢淋巴水肿和盆腔淋巴管膨出,降低患者生活质量[13]。研究报道显示[14],子宫内膜癌侵犯肌层的严重程度与肿瘤直径>2 cm与淋巴结转移率呈正相关,当肿瘤侵犯深肌层、肿瘤直径>2 cm时,淋巴结转移的风险显著增加,故患者需要进行淋巴结清扫;而对于肿瘤浸润深度<1/2,肿瘤直径<2 cm的患者淋巴结转移率<5%,则可能不需行淋巴结清扫术[8];故术前准确评估子宫内膜癌患者肌层浸润情况与肿瘤直径对合理制定手术方案、改善患者预后具有重要意义。

CA125是一种在成人胸膜、心包和腹膜的间充质细胞以及来源于胚胎苗勒氏管的细胞中表达的糖蛋白。此指标在一些健康女性或子宫良性病变中也有不同程度升高。Sun等[15]分析了447例早期子宫内膜癌患者血清CA125水平与预后指出:尽管术前 CA125 在预测初始治疗后早期EC预后的敏感性有限,但它仍然是早期 EC风险评估的有用血清标志物。CEA作为一种结肠癌抗原,是诊断直肠癌的一种生物标志物。已有研究报道血清CEA水平与乳腺癌、卵巢癌、肺癌等多种癌症相关[16]。近年来许多研究表明血清 HE4 与EC预后不良的组织病理特征之间存在关联,包括肿瘤分级、肌层浸润深度≥1/2、肿瘤直径≥2 cm、FIGO分期、宫颈浸润和淋巴结转移 [8,17-18],本研究结果与其一致。现有研究表明CA125、CEA和HE4可增强EC的增殖、侵袭和生长[10,19],可作为EC的诊断、预后和预测性生物标志物。

子宫肌层浸润深度被认为是手术病理分期的重要组成部分,2021年FIGO将子宫肌层浸润<1/2定为IA期,将肿瘤肌层浸润深度≥1/2定为IB期[20]。王娜等[21] 研究报道EC中在深肌层浸润组中CA125与HE4表达水平明显升高,但CEA表达水平在两组间差异不具有统计学意义。而廖旭慧等[10]研究报道CEA与EC组织学分级、淋巴结转移、肌层浸润深度、临床分期均呈正相关。章淑云等[22]通过对120例子宫内膜癌患者分析发现,子宫内膜癌肌层浸润≥1/2组血清CEA水平较浸润深度<1/2组高,且差异具有统计学意义,并强调了血清CEA异常升高是子宫内膜癌发生的危险因素。本研究中子宫内膜癌肌层浸润≥1/2组血清CA125、HE4、CEA水平显著高于肌层浸润<1/2组患者水平,且差异有统计学意义。Prueksaritanond等[7]研究发现HE4 与 EC 的原发肿瘤直径和子宫肌层浸润深度的相关性有助于识别淋巴结转移高风险的EC患者。吴乐策等[14]也证实了EC患者初始病灶越大,淋巴结转移及复发率越高。本研究发现术前血清CA125及HE4水平高的患者肿瘤直径>2 cm的风险就越大。分析原因为随着肌层浸润深度的加深与肿瘤直径的增加,局部侵犯范围增大,导致肿瘤负荷增加,肿瘤细胞聚集的数量增加,因此,血清CA125、HE4、CEA表达增加。高表达的CEA可提高纤维蛋白的结合力使肿瘤侵袭能力增强,且肌层血运丰富,有利于肿瘤细胞获得营养支持,使病情进展[10]

近年来,已有研究证实单独一项指标在子宫内膜癌早期诊断和预后中灵敏度和特异性均不高,而多指标联合诊断可以提高诊断效能[23]。本研究试图将CA125与CEA进行联合检测,发现EC患者中CA125及CEA异常升高,并且发现联合检测提高了EC患者肌层浸润的诊断效果,将CA125与HE4联合检测提高了EC患者肿瘤直径的诊断效果,准确的诊断生物标志物可以减少因不必要的痛苦和昂贵的检查,因此,CA125、CEA、HE4可尝试用于EC的早期诊断。但本研究为回顾性研究,纳入的样本量相对较小,缺乏多中心数据支持,因此需要今后进一步研究来完善。

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Clinical value of CA125, CEA and HE4 in differentiating the depth ofmyometrical invasion and tumor diameter in endometrial carcinoma

LYU Huihui, ZHANG Sanyuan.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Clinical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030000, China

[Abstract] Objective To explore the serum molecular markers of different infiltration depth and tumor diameter of endometrial carcinoma Methods The clinicopathological data of 144 patients with endometrial cancer who underwent comprehensive staged surgery in the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from January 2018 to July 2023 were collected. The patient′s serum human epididymal protein E4 (HE4), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125), carbohydrate antigen 199 (CA199), Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC), and alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels at the time of admission were detected to analyze their relationships and the pathological parameters of EC. Logistic regression analysis was used to test the relationships and the endometrial cancer invasion depth ≥1/2 myometrial and the diameter of the tumor>2 cm. The sensitivity, specificity and the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve were calculated in each index separately and combined to compare diagnostic efficiency. Results The expression level of HE4, CA125, CA199, and CEA in serum were statistically different between EC invasion depth<1/2 myometrial and endometrial cancer invasion depth ≥1/2 myometrial (P<0.05). CA125 and HE4 were statistically different in the diameter of tumor ≤ 2 cm and tumor diameter>2 cm (P<0.05). The sensitivity, specificity accuracy of CA125+CEA in the diagnosis of invasion depth ≥1/2, and accuracy of CA125+HE4 in the diagnosis of tumor diameter>2 cm were relatively higher. The area under the ROC curve of CA125+HE4 in diagnosing depth ≥1/2 and the area under the ROC curve of CA125+CEA in diagnosing tumor diameter>2 cm were larger than that of CA125 single diagnosis, CEA single diagnosis, and HE4 single diagnosis. Conclusion The combined detection of CA125 and CEA in serum supports diagnosing the invasion depth more than a half and the combined detection of CA125 and HE4 in serum supports diagnosing the tumor diameter greater than 2 cm and predicting high-risk factors of EC.

[Key words] endometrial cancer(EC); molecular marker; carbohydrate antigen 125(CA125); cancer embryo antigen(CEA); human epididymal protein E4

【中图分类号】 R71

基金项目:山西省重点研发计划项目(201803D31111)

作者单位:030000 太原,山西医科大学第一临床医学院妇产科学(吕慧慧);山西医科大学第一医院妇科(张三元)

通信作者:张三元(zsyprofessor@aliyun.com)

(收稿日期:2024-01-10)