Open AccessRelationship Between Preoperative and Postoperative Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Prognosis of Patients with Stage I–III Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Study of a Multicentre Cohort of 1022 Rectal Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Hongjiang Pu,
Peiyi Xie,
Yaxue Chen,
Yanrong Zhao,
Ye Xi,
Guiyu Lu,
Dafu Zhang,
Zhenhui Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s290416
Subject(s) - carcinoembryonic antigen , medicine , colorectal cancer , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , retrospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , gastroenterology , confounding , preoperative care , cancer , confidence interval , paleontology , biology
Based on a multi-centered and a large sample size, this study aims to analyze the relationship between preoperative and postoperative serum CEA and recurrence of rectal cancer without preoperative therapy.