title: Diagnostic accuracy of combination of assays for immunosuppressive acidic protein and carcinoembryonic antigen in detection of recurrence of gastric cancer.
abstract: Two tumour markers, immunosuppressive acidic protein (IAP) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), were assayed in gastric cancer patients. Levels of IAP and CEA were measured simultaneously in the preoperative and postoperative periods. The usefulness of the combined assay of these markers for detection of recurrence of cancer was investigated in terms of sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy. Sensitivity was not high (69.2%), but specificity and diagnostic accuracy were 96.7% and 86.9%, respectively. In cases with metastases in the liver, sensitivity (100.0%), specificity (100.0%) and diagnostic accuracy were high. In cases of peritoneal dissemination, these indices were low. The combination assay of IAP and CEA appears to be useful for detection of recurrence of gastric cancer, especially in patients with liver metastases.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamazoe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeta
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; C030193:immunosuppressive acidic protein