Abstract

The content of the soluble form of protein of the key point of immunity B7-H3 (sB7-H3) in the blood plasma of 75 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer before treatment was measured by ELISA. It is known that B7-H3 belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily (B7 molecule family) and is involved in the regulation of the immune response mediated by T cells. The sB7-H3 concentration correlated with the clinical and morphological parameters of ovarian cancer. The content of sB7-H3 was higher at the later stages of the disease, in the presence of ascites, and in patients with poorly differentiated ovarian cancer. It was revealed that increased plasma content of sB7-H3 in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer is associated with unfavorable prognosis of the disease. Therefore, sB7-H3 can be used as a prognostic marker in ovarian cancer patients.

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