Chloe E Barr

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus
diagnostic-accuracy 2023
Cancers ·doi:10.3390/cancers15041256

The symptoms of ovarian cancer are vague, and current risk assessment tools such as serum CA125 and transvaginal ultrasound scan fail to reliably detect the disease early. This study aimed to evaluate urine CA125 and HE4 as diagnostic bioma…

diagnostic-accuracy 2022
Cancers ·doi:10.3390/cancers14092124

Human epididymis 4 (HE4) is a promising ovarian cancer biomarker, but it has not been evaluated in primary care. In this prospective observational study, we investigated the diagnostic accuracy of HE4 alone and in combination with CA125 for…

meta-analysis 2022
Carcinogenesis ·doi:10.1093/carcin/bgac016

Currently, the only definitive method for diagnosing ovarian cancer involves histological examination of tissue obtained at time of surgery or by invasive biopsy. Blood has traditionally been the biofluid of choice in ovarian cancer biomark…

diagnostic-accuracy 2022
Cancers ·doi:10.3390/cancers14143306

A simple, noninvasive and accurate detection tool that can triage women with suspected endometrial cancer for definitive testing will transform patient care. The aim of this study was to evaluate urine CA125 and HE4 levels for the detection…

review 2021
Cancers ·doi:10.3390/cancers13194764

There are currently no blood biomarkers in routine clinical use in endometrial carcinoma (EC). Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) is a glycoprotein that is overexpressed in the serum of patients with EC, making it a good candidate for use as …