Clinical impact of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen on therapeutic strategy and efficacy in lung adenocarcinoma patients with malignant pleural effusion

Clinical impact of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen on therapeutic strategy and efficacy in lung adenocarcinoma patients with malignant pleural effusion

Background/Aims Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation is important in determining the treatment strategy for advanced lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Contrary to serum carcinoembryonic antigen (S-CEA) levels, the associations between pleural fluid CEA (PF-CEA)...

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Main Authors: Jaehee Lee, Deok Heon Lee, Ji Eun Park, Yong Hoon Lee, Sun Ha Choi, Hyewon Seo, Seung Soo Yoo, Shin Yup Lee, Seung-Ick Cha, Jae Yong Park, Chang Ho Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2024-03-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
epidermal growth factor receptor
mutation
malignant pleural effusion
pleural fluid–carcinoembryonic antigen
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Online Access:http://www.kjim.org/upload/kjim-2023-309.pdf

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