Association of Preoperative and Postoperative Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Colon Cancer Outcome
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.4420
Abstract: Importance Guidelines recommend measuring preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in patients with colon cancer. Although persistently elevated CEA after surgery has been associated with increased risk for metastatic disease, prognostic significance of elevated preoperative CEA that… read more here.
Keywords: postoperative cea; cea; colon cancer; preoperative cea ... See more keywords
Early Postoperative Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Is a Stronger Independent Prognostic Factor for Stage II Colorectal Cancer Patients Than T4 Stage and Preoperative CEA
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DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.758509
Abstract: Background Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is an important biomarker for diagnosis, prognosis, recurrence, metastasis monitoring, and the evaluation of the effect of chemotherapy in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, few studies have focused on the role… read more here.
Keywords: prognosis; early postoperative; stage crc; cea ... See more keywords