Carcinoembryonic Antigen in the Staging and Follow-up of Patients with Colorectal Cancer

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Summary

In the follow-up of patients undergoing palliative therapy, the CEA level correlates well with response, and CEA is indicative of not only response but may also identify patients with stable disease for whom there is also a demonstrated benefit in survival and symptom relief with combination chemotherapy.

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review
Published
2005-01-01
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Keywords

Medicine, Carcinoembryonic antigen, Colorectal cancer, Occult, Disease

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