The pretreatment of maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of the primary tumor is predictor for poor prognosis for patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.

���������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������ � �������������������������������������� ������������-����� ������ The purpose of this study was to evaluate prognostic factors for epithelial ovarian cancer. We found that the pretreatment values of maximum standardized uptake (SUVmax of the primary tumor by positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT tumor marker CA125 and C‑reactive protein (CRP were correlated with clinical characteristics and prognosis for such patients. The clini‑ cal parameters and prognoses and their correlations with SUVmax of primary tumor CA125 and CRP were examined for 51 patients with primary ovarian cancer. The SUVmax of the primary tumor had a statistically significant association with stage (�＝0.010 and histology (�＝0.001. CA125 was signifi‑ cant associated with stage (�＝0. 011 histology (�＝0.005 and lymph node metastasis (�＝0.025. CRP was also significantly associated with stage (�＝0.049. Disease‑free survival rates of patients exhibit‑ ing a high SUVmax CA125 and CRP were significantly lower than those exhibiting a low SUVmax CA125 and CRP levels (�＝0.008 0.034 and 0.037 respectively. Furthermore overall survival rates of patients exhibiting a high SUVmax were significantly lower than those exhibiting a low SUVmax (� ＝0.049. The high SUVmax of primary tumor is an important factor for identifying ovarian cancer patients with a predictor for poor prognosis.