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Review
. 1994 Dec;81(12):1050-6.

[Value of blood assay of tumor markers for detecting recurrence of colorectal cancer]

[Article in French]
E Pélissier  1 , J F Bosset, N Meneveau
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  • PMID: 7742592
Review

[Value of blood assay of tumor markers for detecting recurrence of colorectal cancer]

[Article in French]
E Pélissier et al. Bull Cancer. 1994 Dec.

Abstract

Clinicians have at least 12 serial tumoral markers for the follow-up of colorectal cancer patients. The literature analysis indicates that serial carcinoembryonic antigen determination (CEA), is the most effective. The determination of other markers together with CEA does not add any benefit. CEA determination seems to be associated with a high rate of recurrence resection. However, the influence on overall survival of a planned follow-up including CEA determination is missing.

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