title: Development of an ELISA to detect early local relapse of colorectal cancer.
abstract: The Y haptenic blood group determinant is expressed on the cells of malignant gastrointestinal tumours and on the normal gastrointestinal epithelium of individuals who can secrete blood group antigens. an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay incorporating the high affinity biotin-avidin interaction was developed to measure the serum levels of antigens bearing the Y hapten in patients with colorectal cancer. The specificity of the assays was between 88 and 93% and the sensitivity in detecting extensive disease was between 24 and 34%. However, up to 67% of patients with local or abdominal recurrent disease secreted antigens expressing the Y hapten, whereas only 30% of patients with overt hepatic metastases secreted a similar antigen. Recognition of antigens bearing the Y hapten may therefore be useful in detecting early local relapse of colorectal cancer when a second operation to excise the recurrence may be possible.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Campaign Laboratory, University of Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Durrant
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Baldwin
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006017:Glycolipids; D006801:Humans; D016256:Lewis X Antigen; D008722:Methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006017:Glycolipids; D016256:Lewis X Antigen