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Serum sialic acid is a biologic marker for malignant disease
Author(s) -
Khanderia Ujjaini,
Keller James H.,
Grossman H. Barton
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930230307
Subject(s) - sialic acid , medicine , n acetylneuraminic acid , pathology , immunology , biochemistry , biology
Serial serum sialic acid (N‐acetylneuraminic acid) was measured in 16 patients with advanced cancer of various histologic types. In the 15 evaluable patients serial changes in sialic acid correlated with the clinical course. Isolated sialic acid values were not predictive of clinical response. Serial determination of serum sialic acid appears to be a useful monitor of tumor burden.