The dynamic monitoring of CEA in response to chemotherapy and prognosis of mCRC patients.

Ping YuMingyi ZhouJinglei QuLingyu FuXuedan LiRuimei CaiBo JinYuee TengJing LiuJing ShiJingdong Zhang

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

CEA changes mirror the tumor response to first-line chemotherapy and are associated with prognosis. CEA monitoring may be a substitute for computed tomography during the CEA stable period of treatment.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
locally advanced
chronic kidney disease
magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
positron emission tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
combination therapy
chemotherapy induced
smoking cessation