Accuracy of simultaneous measurement of serum biomarkers: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9, pancreatic elastase-1, amylase, and lipase for diagnosing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Background: Pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose early since tumor markers have low sensitivity and specificity. We simultaneously measured serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9, pancreatic elastase-1, lipase, and amylase, and evaluated the accuracy of a single marker or a combination of two, t...

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Main Authors: Chi-Ying Yang, Ro-Ting Lin, Chi-Yi Chen, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Chao-Ming Tseng, Wen-Hsin Huang, Teng-Yu Lee, Chia-Shen Chu, Jaw-Town Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664622002571