A blood test that detects carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) can improve preoperative risk stratification for patients with stage II colon cancer and guide decisions about adjuvant chemotherapy, say ...

The objective of this investigation was to assess whether preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level is an independent predictor of overall survival in rectal cancer patients. Before rectal ...

Correlation of gefitinib efficacy and detection of new EGFR mutation variants in pre-treated patients (pts) with advanced non- small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Previous studies have shown pre and ...

Improving the AJCC/TNM staging for adenocarcinomas of the appendix: The prognostic impact of histologic grade. Background: The objective of the present investigation was to assess whether elevated pre ...

(HealthDay)—Colon cancer patients with elevated preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels that normalize after resection are not at increased risk for poor prognosis, according to a study ...

To evaluate the relationship between epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in Chinese nonsmokers with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Sixty-seven ...

Using RECIST criteria for tumor progression and disease response, the mean change in CEA for patients with progression was an increase in 19 ng/mL, compared to a change of –7.3 ng/mL in those with ...

A 57-year-old male was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung approximately 1 year ago following a routine screening CT scan of chest. The disease was initially thought to be a stage I solitary ...

Joleen Hubbard, MD, compares CEA with ctDNA for monitoring patients with colorectal cancer. Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD: Joleen, last piece of the session, CEA [carcinoembryonic antigen] and its level ...

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) monitoring in patients with stage I-IV colorectal cancer has been, and remains, a controversial issue in oncology practice. Recommendations vary from bimonthly ...

HealthDay News — In a case report published online March 25 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels are observed in a male patient with ...