title: Detection of antigens associated with lung carcinoma in sera by monoclonal antibodies WLA-2C4 and CL-3.
abstract: The levels of tumor-associated antigens (TAAS) corresponded to monoclonal antibodies WLA-2C4 and CL-3 in sera of 57 lung cancer patients, 100 healthy adults and 50 non-tumor disease patients were assayed with SABC-ELISA of immunobinding inhibition test. The threshold values of WLA-2C4 and CL-3 (RBI) were 12% and 36%, respectively. The positive results of lung carcinomas with at least one of the two TAAS were as follows: squamous cell carcinoma 89%; adenocarcinoma 83%; small cell carcinoma 67% and their mean positive rate was 79%. Whereas the positive rate in healthy adults and non-tumor disease patients was only 6%. These results indicate that using monoclonal antibodies WLA-2C4 and CL-3 simultaneously may be helpful to the serological diagnosis of lung carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Laboratory, Center for Experimental Medicine, Beijing 514 Hospital.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000097:blood*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen