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Prognostic and therapeutic significance of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 as tumor marker in patients with pancreatic cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In pancreatic cancer ( PC) accurate determination of treatment response by imaging often remains difficult. Various efforts have been undertaken to investigate new factors which may serve as more appropriate surrogate parameters of treatment efficacy ...
Anderson JS   +48 more
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B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) in multiple myeloma: rationale for targeting and current therapeutic approaches. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Despite considerable advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) in the last decade, a substantial proportion of patients do not respond to current therapies or have a short duration of response.
Chari, Ajai   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing prognosis in metastatic pancreatic cancer by the serum tumor marker CA 19-9: Pretreatment levels or kinetics during chemotherapy? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background: The carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) is currently the most widely used serum tumor marker in pancreatic cancer (PC). CA 19-9 pretreatment levels as well as CA 19-9 kinetics during systemic chemotherapy can provide prognostic information ...
Boeck, Stefan   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Relationship between serum calcium and CA 19-9 levels in colorectal cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
AIM: To examine the calcium metabolism of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with colorectal cancer and control patients. METHODS: Seventy newly diagnosed CRC patients were included.
Fuszek, Péter   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Pancreatic Tuberculosis with Markedly Elevated CA 19-9 Levels: A Diagnostic Pitfall

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2016
Despite the high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in developing countries, isolated pancreatic TB is rare and is usually seen in immunocompromised patients.
Manveen Kaur   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A giant ovarian mucinous tumor in a 58-year-old postmenopausal patient with persistent abdominal pain and high serum levels of CA 19-9

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Ovarian cancer is the seventh most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the world and epithelial ovarian cancer is the most predominant pathologic subtype.
Francesk Mulita   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

First-line erlotinib and fixed dose-rate gemcitabine for advanced pancreatic cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
AIM: To investigate activity, toxicity, and prognostic factors for survival of erlotinib and fixed dose-rate gemcitabine (FDR-Gem) in advanced pancreatic cancer.
Bria, E.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Serum carcinoembryonic antigen tends to decrease in poorly-differentiated colorectal cancer

open access: yesUniversa Medicina, 2015
BACKGROUND Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 are tumor markers for colorectal cancer (CRC), both having prognostic value.
Ester Morina Silalahi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elevated CEA and CA 19-9 Levels within the Normal Ranges Increase the Likelihood of CRC Recurrence in the Chinese Han Population

open access: yesApplied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2022
Objective. This study aimed to determine if variations in the expression profiles of CA 19-9 and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) within the reference range could serve as possible biomarkers for postoperative CRC recurrence. Method.
Lujia Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Levels Indicate Poor Prognosis of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2022
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) occurs in urothelial cells from the kidney and the ureters. Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) is a tumor marker for pancreatic and gastrointestinal cancers, and its high levels are associated with poor prognosis ...
Seung-hwan Jeong   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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