title: Measurement of carcinoembryonic antigen in colonic effluent as a high-risk marker for colorectal carcinoma.
abstract: We evaluated the usefulness of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) concentrations in colonic effluent as a high-risk marker for colorectal carcinoma (CRC). After 213 patients ingested 1,800 ml of a 5% isotonic solution of magnesium citrate, colonic effluent was collected from them before routine colonoscopy from February through June 1992. Of these patients, 27 who had undergone colonoscopy after a mean of 2.6 years were selected as subjects. The relationship between the CEA concentration in the colonic effluent and the occurrence of new colorectal tumors was examined. The CEA concentration in colonic effluent was adjusted on the basis of alkaline phosphatase activity. New colorectal tumors were noted significantly more frequently (P = .006) in patients with a high CEA level in colonic effluent (5 of 5; 100%) than in those with low a CEA level (6 of 22; 27%). The CEA concentration in colonic effluent is a simple and practical biomarker for identification of patients at high risk for CRC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uedo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Narahara
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akedo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iseki
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otani
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D002400:Cathartics / Q000494:pharmacology; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D002400:Cathartics; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D019343:Citric Acid; C110422:magnesium citrate