title: Circulating tumor markers in breast cancer.
abstract: A list of tumor markers evaluated in breast cancer patients is included as well as their relative value for a patient with metastatic breast cancer. Variations in the levels of circulating markers correlated well with disease course; however, the accuracy of these variations is not total.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tondini
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kufe
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000097:blood; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000097:blood; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins