title: Carcinoembryonic antigen levels in advanced gastric carcinoma.
abstract: Serial CEA levels were measured in 157 patients with advanced inoperable gastric carcinoma entered in a controlled trial of cytotoxic therapy. In 49 (31%) of cases initial levels were greater than 50 ng/ml. However, serial measurements were only possible in 57 (36%) cases and results were prognostically valuable in only 15 (9.5%) of cases.
mesh_terms: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008130:Lomustine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D008130:Lomustine; D005472:Fluorouracil