title: [Tumor markers. II. Their significance in the follow-up of patients after radical resection of lung neoplasms].
abstract: The clinical field in which tumor markers proved to be most useful is the monitoring of cancer patients. The present study was carried out in order to evaluate the role of tumor markers in the prognostic assessment, and pre-clinical identification of disease recurrence in patients with completely resectable non-small cell bronchial carcinoma. Tumor markers have been measured: a) pre-operatively, in 109 patients with resectable lung cancer and b) post-operatively, in 61 patients who underwent complete resections and were followed for at least one year after surgery. The carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), the neuron specific enolase (NSE), the tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), the carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) and the carbohydrate antigen 50 (CA 50) have been determined in each patient. Long-term survival was significantly correlated with serum levels of the CEA, CA 50 and CA 19-9, while not with those of TPA and NSE. For pre-clinical detection of cancer recurrence, TPA and NSE were the most suitable indicators.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica I, Università di Genova.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Ratto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capponi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Grandi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Augeri
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Secco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fardelli
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000032:analysis; D011379:Prognosis; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013997:Time Factors; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D010455:Peptides; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase
vernacular_title: Marcatori tumorali. II. Loro significato nel follow-up dei pazienti sottoposti a resezione radicale di neoplasie polmonari.