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The Value of Platelet-derived Endothelial Cell Growth Factor as a Novel Predictor of Advancement of Uterine Cervical Cancers

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasa-machi, Gifu City 500-8705, Japan

Serum platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF) in patients with uterine cervical cancers revealed a significantly positive correlation with clinical stage and tumor size and with the advancement indicators lymph node metastasis, parametrial involvement, and vessel permeation in both squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas. The prognosis of the patients with high serum PD-ECGF was extremely poor, whereas the 36-month survival rate of the other patients with low serum PD-ECGF was 81.3% in squamous cell carcinomas and 80.0% in adenocarcinomas. Our data indicate that serum PD-ECGF levels reflect the status of advancement of uterine cervical cancers and thus may be recognized as a novel tumor marker for both squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the uterine cervix.

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