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An Orthotopic Model of Serous Ovarian Cancer in Immunocompetent Mice for in vivo Tumor Imaging and Monitoring of Tumor Immune Responses
Published on: November 28, 2010
[Tumour markers in epithelial ovarian cancer]
Morten H Sparholt1, Estrid Høgdall, Claus K Høgdall
1Rigshospitalet, Juliane Marie Centret, Gynaekologisk Afdeling, Denmark. sparholt@stud.ku.dk
Abstract:
In October 2007, the Danish government and regions made an agreement comprising acute treatment of ovarian cancer (OC) patients. The acute OC-package includes the tumour marker cancer antigen 125 (CA125) as an essential factor. This marker is yet not optimal due to too low sensitivity/specificity. There is therefore a need for new or supplementary markers to improve the treatment. As the agreement will be influencing all diagnostic procedures, there is, furthermore, a need for information about OC and tumor markers. In this article we review the literature and illustrate future challenges and opportunities in OC marker diagnostics.
