title: Squamous cell carcinoma antigen in patients with cancer of the uterine cervix.
abstract: The serum concentrations of the tumor-associated antigen SCC were determined in 62 patients with invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Antigen values above 2.0 ng/ml were considered as slightly positive, and those above 4.0 ng/ml as highly positive. Pretherapeutic levels were elevated (greater than 2.0 ng/ml) in 68% of the patients with cervical carcinoma. In 49 patients with carcinoma in situ, 18% of the SCC values were above the normal range. The greatest incidence of positive SCC titers (84%) was observed in women with recurrent cervical carcinoma. Only 6.7% of women in remission had elevated titers. Five of 24 cases (21%) with invasive endometrial carcinoma had SCC values exceeding 2.0 ng/ml. Slightly positive levels of tumor antigen were seen in 1.8% (1/56) of the control subjects. Serial SCC determinations revealed a correlation with the clinical course of disease in 84%. The determination of SCC is useful for the surveillance of patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Fuith
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daxenbichler
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000276:immunology*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000276:immunology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000276:immunology; D015843:Serpins; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015843:Serpins; C051072:squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen