title: Immunoscintigraphy of colon carcinoma.
abstract: Two I-131 labeled monoclonal antibodies that react specifically with human gastrointestinal cancers in cell cultures were administered to 90 cancer patients for the scintigraphic detection of cancer sites. Antibody 17-1A, or its F(ab')2 fragments, accumulated significantly in 27 of 46 (59%) colorectal cancer sites, but not in 21 nonepitheliomatous colon cancers and cancers at other sites. Antibody 19-9, or its F(ab')2 fragments, showed significant accumulation in 19 out of 29 (66%) colorectal cancer sites. In 17 patients, immunoscintigraphy with antibody 19-9 correlated with an immunoperoxidase study with the same antibody on resected tissue specimens. In 12 patients injected with two antibodies (17-1A + 19-9, or anti-CEA + 19-9), ten of 13 colorectal cancer sites were positive.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes