Carcinoembryonic antigen BEFORE AND AFTER neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy IN PREDICTION OF pathological complete response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer
Abstract:Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is widely used to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment in patients with rectal cancer.The aim of the studywas to investigate whether the CEA levels measured before and after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) can be used to predict pathological complete response (pCR) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.Material and methods.179 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer were treated with nCRT followed by surgical treatment. The serum CEA level was measured befo… Show more
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