title: Cytokeratin fragment 19 (CYFRA 21-1) and carcinoembryonic antigen for early prediction of recurrence of lung adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Fifty patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung were enrolled in this study, including 20 patients with recurrence and 30 patients without recurrence 1 year after surgery. Serial serum levels of cytokeratin fragment 19 (CYFRA 21-1) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were measured before the operation and 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months after surgery for the early detection of recurrence. The results revealed that the mean serum values of either CYFRA 21-1 or CEA were significantly higher until 9 and 12 months after surgery in the 20 patients with recurrent adenocarcinoma compared with the 30 patients without recurrent adenocarcinoma. We conclude that CYFRA 21-1 is not a better marker than CEA for early prediction of adenocarcinoma. We conclude that CYFRA 21-1 is not a better marker than CEA for early prediction of adenocarcinoma recurrence in lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000097:blood*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053539:Keratin-19; D007633:Keratins; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D053539:Keratin-19; C102012:antigen CYFRA21.1; D007633:Keratins