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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of CEA and CA19-9 in Colorectal Cancer.

Leilani Lakemeyer, Silvia Sander, Mathias Wittau, Doris Henne-Bruns, Marko Kornmann, Johannes Lemke

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Article in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers.

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6 authors.

Leilani LakemeyerDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Silvia SanderInstitute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Mathias WittauDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Doris Henne-BrunsDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Marko KornmannDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Johannes LemkeDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2142-6097

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide. A diagnosis at early stages with enhanced screening methods is vital as metastases and recurrences increase mortality. The aim of this study was to analyze the tumor markers CEA and CA19-9 combined in correlation with diagnostics and prognosis. Therefore, 1487 patients with CRC who were diagnosed and treated between 2000 and 2015 at the University Hospital Ulm, Germany, were retrospectively evaluated. Overall and recurrence-free survival was analyzed in association with preoperative CEA and CA19-9 separately and combined and a multivariate analysis was performed. The 5-year overall survival was significantly shorter in patients with a CEA or CA19-9 level ≥200 compared to patients with an increased, but <200, or normal level (CEA: 69%/44%/7%; CA19-9: 66%/38%/8%). Patients with both tumor markers increased also showed a remarkably shorter 5-year survival rate (CEA+/CA19-9+: 23%). The multivariate analysis emphasizes these results (

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biomarkersCA19-9carbohydrate antigen 19-9carcinoembryonic antigenCEAcolorectal cancerprognosissurvivaltumor markers

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PMCPMC8006010

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