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ReviewClujul medical (1957)2015

Classic tumor markers in gastric cancer. Current standards and limitations.

Călin Căinap, Viorica Nagy, Alexandra Gherman, Sanziana Cetean, Istvan Laszlo, Anne-Marie Constantin, Simona Căinap

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Review in Clujul medical (1957), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Assessment of methylated BCAT1 and IKZF1 circulating tumor DNA as a prognostic biomarker in esophagogastric adenocarcinomas.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2026
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  10. Systemic Diseases and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk.Journal of cancer & allied specialties · 2023
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  15. Metastatic gastric cancer of the testis diagnosed through urine cytology.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Călin CăinapDepartment of Oncology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; Department of Oncology, I. Chiricută Oncologic Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Viorica NagyDepartment of Oncology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; Department of Oncology, I. Chiricută Oncologic Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Alexandra GhermanDepartment of Oncology, I. Chiricută Oncologic Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Sanziana CeteanDepartment of Oncology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Istvan LaszloDepartment of Oncology, I. Chiricută Oncologic Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Anne-Marie ConstantinDepartment of Morphology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Simona CăinapDepartment of Pediatric, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; 2nd Pediatric Clinic Department, Emergency Pediatric Clinical Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The progress made in the last few years made available a large amount of information that needs to be integrated and ordered by oncologists. Tumor markers are one of the pieces that physicians need to fit into the bigger puzzle. This article will detail the most frequent etiologies for the surges in the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cancer-related antigen 72-4 (CA 72-4), cancer-related antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) serum levels and their indications. Although tumor markers are an invaluable asset to medical practice, their role in screening, diagnosis and oncologic treatment remains poorly standardized. Ongoing or future clinical trials will shed light on pending problems.

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CA 19-9CA 72-4CEAgastric cancertumor markers

Identifiers

PMID26528057
PMCPMC4576775

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