Research Article

DNA Repair Protein HELQ and XAB2 as Chemoresponse and Prognosis Biomarkers in Ascites Tumor Cells of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Table 2

Diagnostic performances of HELQ and XAB2 expression levels in ovarian cancer with platinum resistance.

TriageDiagnostic accuracy (95% CI)
SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV

High expression of HELQ75% (43-93)87.5% (74-95)60% (33-83)93.3% (81-98)
High expression of XAB258.3% (29-84)83.3% (69-92)46.7% (22-73)88.9% (75-96)
High expression of both HELQ and XAB250% (22-78)100% (91-100)100% (52-100)88.9% (77-95)

PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value.