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Review
. 2000 May;82(9):1535-8.
doi: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1174.

Role of tumour markers in monitoring epithelial ovarian cancer

T Meyer  1 , G J Rustin
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Review

Role of tumour markers in monitoring epithelial ovarian cancer

T Meyer et al. Br J Cancer. 2000 May.

Abstract

Currently the only tumour marker to have a well-defined and validated role in the management of ovarian cancer is CA125. Changes in the level of CA125 can be used as a reliable indication of response or progression according to various criteria, but it does not yet have a clear place in diagnosis or prognosis. Its value as part of a screening tool and during routine follow-up remain the subject of ongoing trials. Other markers remain experimental and do not have a well-defined contribution to make at present.

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