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Tumor markers in colorectal cancer, gastric can... [Int J Cancer. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI

Tumor markers in colorectal cancer, gastric can... [Int J Cancer. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI


Int J Cancer. 2013 Jul 13. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28384. [Epub ahead of print]


Tumor markers in colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and gastrointestinal stromal cancers: European group on tumor markers (EGTM) 2013 guidelines update.





Source


Clinical Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4 and UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.



Abstract



Biomarkers currently play an important role in the detection and management of patients with several different types of gastrointestinal cancer, especially colorectal, gastric, gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) adenocarcinomas and gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). The aim of this article is to provide updated and evidence-based guidelines for the use of biomarkers in the different gastrointestinal malignancies. Recommended biomarkers for colorectal cancer include an immunochemical-based faecal occult blood test in screening asymptomatic subjects ≥50 years of age for neoplasia, serial CEA levels in postoperative surveillance of stage II and III patients who may be candidates for surgical resection or systemic therapy in the event of distant metastasis occurring, K-RAS mutation status for identifying patients with advanced disease likely to benefit from anti-EGFR therapeutic antibodies and microsatellite instability testing as a first-line screen for subjects with Lynch syndrome. In advanced gastric or GOJ cancers, measurement of HER2 is recommended in selecting patients for treatment with trastuzumab. For patients with suspected GIST, determination of KIT protein should be used as a diagnostic aid, while KIT mutational analysis may be used for treatment planning in patients with diagnosed GISTs. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Copyright © 2013 UICC.




KEYWORDS:


EGTM, biomarker, colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, guidelines, tumor markers


PMID:

23852704
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