Serum Tumour Markers in Testicular Germ Cell Tumours: Frequencies of Elevated Levels and Extents of Marker Elevation Are Significantly Associated with Clinical Parameters and with Response to Treatment

Table 10

Marker elevation patterns at diagnosis and at relapse.

at diagnosis				at relapse
				bHCG	AFP	LDH	bHCG	AFP	LDH	bHCG	AFP	LDH	bHCG	AFP	LDH	bHCG	AFP	LDH	bHCG	AFP	LDH	bHCG	AFP	LDH	bHCG	AFP	LDH	change of marker pattern
(n)	bHCG	AFP	LDH	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-
2	+	+	+	1			0			0			0			0			0			0			1			1
4	+	+	-	0			1			0			1			1			0			0			1			3
1	+	-	+	0			0			0			0			0			0			0			1			1
2	+	-	-	0			0			0			0			0			0			0			2			2
1	-	+	+	0			0			0			0			0			1			0			0			1
1	-	+	-	1			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			1
4	-	-	+	0			0			0			0			0			0			3			1			1
12	-	-	-	1			0			0			2			0			0			1			8			4
27				3			1			0			3			1			1			4			14			13