Abstract:
ob<x>jective To investigate the diagnostic value of serum tumor markers levels HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its correlation with the clinicopathological features of NSCLC. Methods The serum levels of HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 ex<x>pression in 60 cases of NSCLC, 55 cases of benign lung diseases or pneumonia and 55 cases of healthy adults were detected by enzyme-li<x>nked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and analyzed. Results The serum levels of HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 in the NSCLC group were significantly higher than those in the benign and healthy control groups (p<0.05). The levels of serum HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1were significantly higher in stage III and IV patients than those in stage I and II (p<0.05). The levels of serum HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 in patients with lymph node me<x>tastasis were significantly higher than those without lymph node me<x>tastasis (p<0.05). There was no significant correlation between serum levels of the three tumor markers and patients’ age, sex and tumor T stage. The levels of HE4 and VEGF were not correlated with the pathological type of lung cancer, while serum levels of CYFRA21-1 in patients with squamous cell carcinoma were significantly higher than those in patients with adenocarcinoma (p<0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC of HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 were 0.803, 0.857 and 0.751, respectively, while the AUC of the combined detection of the three markers was 0.895 higher than that of the individual detection. The sensitivity of serum HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 were 71.7%, 77.4% and 73.3%, respectively. The specificity were 80.8%, 84.2% and 75.8%, respectively. Combined detection of HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 could improve the diagnostic sensitivity of lung cancer, which was 91.7%, but the specificity had decreased by 80.3%. Conclusion The ex<x>pression levels of serum HE4, VEGF and CYFRA21-1 were significantly increased in NSCLC, which was closely related to a number of clinicopathological parameters. Moreover, this new combined detection can improve the diagnostic efficiency and contribute to the early detection of NSCLC.