Association of preoperative and recurrent serum carcinoembryonic antigen and outcome of colorectal cancer patients with metastatic relapse

Background: Seldom have the associations of preoperative CEA (p-CEA) and recurrent CEA (r-CEA) levels as well as changes in p-CEA and r-CEA with survival in patients with stage I–III colorectal cancer (CRC) who have experienced metastatic relapse, been thoroughly examined. Methods: 241 consecutive p...

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Main Authors: Shanyou Tong, Renping Wu, Long Zhang, Ping Lu, Xiang Hu, Yaqi Li, Junjie Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024053787