Blood Measurement of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level for Detecting Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer.
What is the trade-off between sensitivity and specificity at specific carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) thresholds for detecting recurrent colorectal cancer?



To detect colorectal cancer recurrence, the sensitivity of CEA ranges from 68% for a threshold of 10 µg/L to 82% for a threshold of 2.5 µg/L and the specificity ranges from 97% for a threshold of 10 µg/L to 80% for a threshold of 2.5 µg/L.
University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
Brian D
BD
Nicholson
University of Leeds, Leeds, England.
Bethany
B
Shinkins
University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
David
D
Mant
D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen