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  • Title: [Tumor markers in human breast cancer].
    Author: Takami H, Shikata J.
    Journal: Gan To Kagaku Ryoho; 1987 Nov; 14(11):2998-3003. PubMed ID: 3479050.
    Abstract:
    We described tumor markers which are considered to be useful for the detection of recurrence, index of the efficacy of treatment and assessment for the prognosis of the patients with breast cancer. CEA and CA 15-3 are relatively useful markers among various serological ones. However, although accuracy of the diagnosis with CA 15-3 and CEA is generally thought to be not superior to those of imaging method, CA 15-3 and CEA seems to be clinically useful tools for making diagnosis because of its simplicity and less cost. Estrogen and progesterone receptors shows good responses to endocrine therapy. Response rate was 70 to 80% in both receptor-positive patients. Presence of ER shows higher rate of recurrence and shorter survival of the patients than those with absence of ER. Recent attention has been focused on EGF and proto-oncogene, suggesting relationship of those to prognosis.
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