Table 2.

Tumor marker responses after the neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Items	Preneoadjuvant chemotherapy (n = 23)	Postneoadjuvant chemotherapy (n = 23)	P value∗
CEA median (range)	0.84 (0.05–14.40)	0.70 (0.17–13.90)	0.030
CA125 median (range)	0.77 (0.25–14.26)	0.45 (0.19–6.28)	0.003
CA199 median (range)	0.24 (0.05–59.46)	0.20 (0.00–25.31)	0.005

*The tumor markers were expressed as folds over upper normal limit. P values for tumor markers were calculated using Wilcoxon test.

CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; CA125: cancer antigen 125; CA199: carbohydrate antigen 199.