The diagnostic/prognostic significance of serum Golgi phosphoprotein 3 in ovarian cancer | ||||
| Archives of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ain Shams University | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 9, Issue 1, June 2025, Page 75-88 PDF (1018.63 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/aps.2024.331982.1203 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Eman M. Elshamly1; Eman F. Sanad   2; Haitham F. Gad3; Hala O. El-Mesallamy4
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| 1Postgraduate Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt | ||||
| 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 4Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, EgyptCoordinator of Postgraduate Studies, El Galaa University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Ovarian cancer (OC) is a serious healthcare problem and early detection is a fundamental stone in improving patient survival. Golgi phosphoprotein 3 (GOLPH3) is found to be increased in various cancers including OC. This study aimed to investigate GOLPH3 levels in OC patients and explore its clinical significance. A total of 68 females were enrolled in the study: 43 OC patients and 25 healthy volunteers as the control group, Peripheral blood samples were collected and serum GOLPH3, cancer antigen (CA) 125, and CA19-9 were measured using ELISA. The diagnostic value of GOLPH3, CA125, and CA19-9 was investigated by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Serum GOLPH3 levels showed about a 3-fold increase in OC patients compared to healthy control subjects (P< 0.001). Advanced stages OC patients had higher GOLPH3 levels than early stages (P= 0.006). Also, higher GOLPH3 levels were detected in serous histological OC compared to non-serous subtypes (P= 0.011), linking GOLPH3 to OC aggressiveness and poor prognosis. Moreover, serum GOLPH3 showed positive associations with tumor grade and lymph node metastasis (P< 0.01) but not distant metastasis. Interestingly, there is a strong positive correlation between GOLPH3 and neutrophils-to-lymphocytes ratio (r= 0.732 at P< 0.001), indicating its possible link to inflammation, a key hallmark of cancer. In addition, serum GOLPH3 levels showed AUC and sensitivity superior to CA125 and CA19-9. In conclusion, this study highlights the role of GOLPH3 in OC as both a promising diagnostic biomarker for OC detection and a key contributor to disease prognosis. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Golgi phosphoprotein 3; Ovarian Cancer; CA125; CA19-9; neutrophils-to-lymphocytes ratio | ||||
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