The Clinical Significance of CEA, CA19-9, and CA125 in Management of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Serum tumor markers CEA, CA19-9, & CA125 have been useful in the management of gastrointestinal and gynecological cancers, however there is limited information regarding their utility in patients with appendiceal adenocarcinoma.

Objective

Assessing the association of serum tumor markers (CEA, CA19-9, and CA125) with clinical outcomes, pathologic, and molecular features in patients with appendiceal adenocarcinoma.

Design

This is a retrospective study with results reported in 2023. The median follow-up time was 43 months.

Setting

Single tertiary care comprehensive cancer center.

Participants

Under an approved Institutional Review Board protocol, the Palantir Foundry software system was used to query the MD Anderson internal patient database to i

SUBMITTER: Yousef A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516068 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature