Chen CH |
------>authors3_c=None ------>paper_class1=2 ------>Impact_Factor=None ------>paper_class3=0 ------>paper_class2=0 ------>vol= ------>confirm_bywho=None ------>insert_bywho=chshih43 ------>Jurnal_Rank=None ------>authors4_c=None ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c=None ------>publish_day=None ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2= ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=000 ------>insert_date=20041030 ------>iam=2 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=1 ------>ISSN=None ------>authors_c=None ------>score=136 ------>journal_name=The 1985 Congress of Thoracic ------>paper_name=The diagnostic value of serum CEA and TPA in lung cancer. ------>confirm_date=None ------>tch_id=093156 ------>pmid=11844959 ------>page1=10 ------>fullAbstract=BACKGROUND: The role of tumor markers in the diagnosis and prognosis of lung cancer is under investigation. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic and prognostic significance of pre-therapeutic levels of various serum tumor markers, CYFRA 21-1, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 125 and squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCAg), in patients with lung cancer. METHODS: We studied 102 consecutive patients (mean age 65.2 +/- 11 years) with newly diagnosed lung cancer (96 males, 94%, with a mean age of 66.3 +/-10.5 years). All patients had a 5-year follow-up. Measurements of the serum tumor markers were performed on initial diagnosis. RESULTS: Eighty-four patients (82%) had non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 18 (18%) small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). From the 84 patients with NSCLC, 34 patients (33%) had squamous-cell lung cancer, 23 (22%) adenocarcinoma and 23 (22%) large-cell carcinomas. The overall median survival was 8.5 months. All SCLC patients had extensive disease with a median survival of 10.1 months and NSCLC patients of 8.4 months. Significant differences in the mean values of NSE and CYFRA 21-1 were observed between SCLC and NSCLC. In NSCLC, CYFRA 21-1, TPA, CA 125 and SCCAg serum levels were related to the stage of the disease at diagnosis, and CYFRA 21-1, NSE, TPA and CA-125 were related to a poor outcome. None of the above tumor markers was related to survival in the SCLC group. CONCLUSION: CYFRA 21-1 and NSE may help to differentiate cell types in lung cancer patients. Also, CYFRA 21-1 with TPA and CA 125 may provide useful information regarding the staging of the disease at diagnosis and the prognosis of patients with NSCLC. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=10213 ------>authors2=Shue CH ------>authors3=Yen TC ------>authors4=Lu JY ------>authors5=Perng RP ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c=None ------>authors=Chen CH ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c=None ------>publish_area=None ------>updateTitle=Prognostic value of serum tumor markers in patients with lung cancer. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=None ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=1985 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=None |