Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:CA 15-3 and CEA are considered useful tumor markers in monitoring breast cancer patients. This study was undertaken to specifically evaluate the transient elevations in these markers that are observed during systemic treatment for metastatic disease. This phenomenon has been termed "spiking." DESIGN AND MATERIALS:Serum tumor marker levels were investigated by enzyme immunoassay in 20 breast cancer patients without metastases and in 20 patients with bone metastases receiving systemic treatment. RESULTS:Both CEA and CA 15-3 levels were significantly elevated in the patients with bone metastases. Serum CEA and CA 15-3 levels in patients with metastases displayed a transient, but significant, elevation days 15 and 30, respectively, after commencing systemic treatment, which returned to pretreatment levels on the 60th day. CONCLUSIONS:The spiking effect observed in the tumor marker levels should be carefully evaluated, and not be misdiagnosed as disease progression.
journal_name
Clin Biochemjournal_title
Clinical biochemistryauthors
Yasasever V,Dinçer M,Camlica H,Karaloğlu D,Dalay Ndoi
10.1016/s0009-9120(96)00133-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-02-01 00:00:00pages
53-6issue
1eissn
0009-9120issn
1873-2933pii
S0009912096001336journal_volume
30pub_type
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journal_title:Clinical biochemistry
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journal_title:Clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2015.04.014
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical biochemistry
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journal_title:Clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1982-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1982-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0009-9120(76)80072-0
更新日期:1976-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2015.12.014
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1990-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1985-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1982-12-01 00:00:00