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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Diagnostic Potential of Selected Matrilysins and Stromelysins in the Diagnosis of Gynecological Malignancies Based on ROC Curve Analysis.

Ewa Gacuta, Monika Zajkowska, Michał Ławicki, Julia Urban, Piotr Laudański, Monika Zbucka-Krętowska, Mateusz Antoni Józefczak, Tomasz Guszczyn, Paweł Ławicki, Marlena Dubatówka and 2 more

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Ewa GacutaDepartment of Perinatology, University Clinical Hospital of Bialystok, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.
Monika ZajkowskaDepartment of Neurodegeneration Diagnostics, Medical University of Białystok, 15-269 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5179-0722
Michał ŁawickiDepartment of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Diseases Prevention, University of Białystok, 15-269 Białystok, Poland.
Julia UrbanDepartment of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Diseases Prevention, University of Białystok, 15-269 Białystok, Poland.
Piotr LaudańskiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8955-8198
Monika Zbucka-KrętowskaDepartment of Gynecological Endocrinology and Adolescent Gynecology, Medical University of Białystok, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.
Mateusz Antoni JózefczakDepartment of Urology and Urological Oncology, Specialist Hospital in Puławy, 24-100 Puławy, Poland.
Tomasz GuszczynDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Białystok, 15-269 Białystok, Poland.
Paweł ŁawickiDepartment of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Diseases Prevention, University of Białystok, 15-269 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4377-085X
Marlena DubatówkaPopulation Research Center, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5977-0745
Aleksandra KicmanDepartment of Psychiatry, The Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland.
Sławomir ŁawickiDepartment of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Diseases Prevention, University of Białystok, 15-269 Białystok, Poland.

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Abstract

Matrilysins and stromelysins play a vital role in cancer, facilitating tumor invasion and metastasis. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic significance of selected matrilysins and stromelysins in comparison to routine tumor markers in gynecological malignancies, relative to a control group (benign tumors and healthy women). Preoperative plasma levels of selected metalloproteinases were determined using ELISA, while levels of CA125, SCC-Ag, and HE4 by CMIA. In endometrial and cervical cancers, matrilysins (MMP-7 and MMP-26) exhibited higher diagnostic utility than routine markers. Similarly, all stromelysins in cervical cancer outperformed CA125; furthermore, MMP-10 also outperformed SCC-Ag, achieving the highest diagnostic utility among all parameters tested in cervical cancer. For ovarian cancer, diagnostic utility remained highest for routine markers. In endometrial and cervical cancers, the AUCs for all studied parameters exceeded those of standard markers, while in ovarian cancer, MMP-7 had an AUC higher than HE4 and comparable to CA 125. Combined analysis of the studied parameters in diagnostic panels demonstrated that their introduction into routine diagnostics could provide tangible benefits in the detection of malignant gynecological lesions, especially the combination of MMP-7 or MMP-10 with routine markers. These results indicate the usefulness and high diagnostic power of selected MMPs in the detection of these malignancies.

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Biomarkers, TumorEndometrial NeoplasmsGenital Neoplasms, FemaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 7Matrix Metalloproteinases, SecretedOvarian NeoplasmsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsCA-125 AntigenFemaleHumansMiddle AgedROC CurveWAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2Biomarkers, TumorCA-125 AntigenMatrix Metalloproteinase 7Matrix Metalloproteinases, SecretedMMP7 protein, humanWAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2diagnostic utilityMMP-10MMP-26MMP-3MMP-7ROC analysis

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PMID42353305
PMCPMC13299731

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