Prognostic significance of serum carcinoembryonic antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing radical esophagectomy

• Published in: Translational cancer research Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 2460 - 2471
• Main Authors: Hu, Jia, Kuang, Pengpeng, Chen, Dongni, Chen, Youfang, Wen, Zhesheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China AME Publishing Company 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Original; squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag); prognostic factor; carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)

It is generally believed that the preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag) levels are independent predictors of prognosis in multiple malignant tumors. However, their predictive value in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is still unknown....