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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Prognostic value of CA125 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Jie Zhang, Yijing Jiang, Long Chen, Linyan Xu, Bojian Ge, Xiaobing Miao, Xiaohong Xu

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jie ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Yijing JiangDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Long ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Rici Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Linyan XuDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Bojian GeDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaobing MiaoDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaohong XuDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.

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Abstract

Background: Carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) is one of the most commonly used tumor biomarker for evaluating the prognosis of solid neoplasms. It has been reported that serum CA125 is correlated with the prognosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The objective of this study is to explore the clinical value of CA125 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and pathological data in a cohort of 315 newly diagnosed patients with DLBCL. In our case, the correlations between serum CA125 and clinicopathological parameters were analyzed. Kaplan-Meier survival curve and cox proportional hazards model were applied to evaluate the prognosis. The expression of CA125 in DLBCL paraffin tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry. Results: 82 patients (26%) with DLBCL had elevated serum CA125 levels at diagnosis. Elevated serum CA125 levels were associated with poor performances status, greater than or equal to 2 Extra-nodal sites, advanced Ann Arbor stage (III-IV), presence of B symptoms, presence of bulky mass, presence of effusion, intermediate/high-risk International Prognostic Index (IPI), elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels and reduced albumin levels. Patients with elevated serum CA125 levels at diagnosis had shorter progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Multivariate analysis revealed that serum CA125, cell of origin, IPI score and albumin were independent prognostic factors for OS and PFS. In addition, the results of the immunohistochemistry indicated that none of the 82 DLBCL paraffin tissues expressed CA125 in lymphoma cells and the surrounding microenvironment cells. Conclusions: Serum CA125 detected at the initial diagnosis is a strong predictor of prognosis in patients with DLBCL.

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biomarkercarbohydrate antigen 125diffuse large B-cell lymphomaoverall survivalprognosisprogression free survival

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PMCPMC11925774

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