The diagnostic value of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in gastric cancer

Pathol Oncol Res. 2008 Mar;14(1):79-83. doi: 10.1007/s12253-008-9002-7. Epub 2008 Mar 18.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and accuracy of serum MIF, CEA, CA 19-9 levels and their various combinations in patients with gastric cancer. Study group consists of pathologically verified, gastric cancer (n = 63) and apparently healthy controls (n = 50). Serum MIF concentrations were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Serum values of patients were significantly higher than the controls (p = 0.011). Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, predictive values and accuracies were calculated for each marker and their various combinations. The best results were achieved with the marker combination of MIF-CEA-CA 19-9 and MIF-CEA combination. In our opinion, the combination of the markers MIF-CEA is a valuable diagnostic tool for gastric cancer.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • CA-19-9 Antigen / blood*
  • Humans
  • Intramolecular Oxidoreductases / blood*
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors / blood*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prospective Studies
  • ROC Curve
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / blood*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CA-19-9 Antigen
  • Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • carcinoembryonic antigen binding protein, human
  • Intramolecular Oxidoreductases
  • MIF protein, human