title: [Value of carcinoembryonec antigen in biochemotherapy response monitoring in patients with Her-2-positive advanced breast cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the value of serum carcinoembryonec antigen (CEA) in monitoring the response to biochemotherapy by Herceptin plus taxol (TAX) in patients with Her-2-positive advanced breast cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The changes in serum CEA level were investigated retrospectively after two cycles of biochemotherapy in 83 patients with Her-2-positive advanced breast cancer. The correlations between the changes and radiological objective response were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After two cycles of biochemotherapy, the clinical benefit rate (CBR) was 81.9%. In the 60 patients with lowered CEA level, the CBR was 85.0% (51/60), with a non-response rate of 15.0% (9/60); in contrast, the CBR was only 34.8% in 23 patients with elevated CEA, with a non-response rate of 65.2%, showing significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serum CEA level can be used to monitor the therapeutic effect of biochemotherapy in patients with Her-2-positive advanced breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. nfyycxj@126.com
authors.forename: Xu-jian
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rong-cheng
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Feng-sheng
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bin-mei
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D000068878:Trastuzumab
chemical_list: D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D017239:Paclitaxel; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D000068878:Trastuzumab; C508053:ERBB2 protein, human