Open AccessFree Fatty Acid is a Promising Biomarker in Triage Screening for Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Case–Control Study
Author(s) -
Bin Zhu,
Junrong Zhang,
Qingzhu Zheng,
Bin Dong,
Meihua Wang,
Jin Liu,
Yingping Cao
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.s307753
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoembryonic antigen , colorectal cancer , gastroenterology , biomarker , stage (stratigraphy) , receiver operating characteristic , ca19 9 , pancreatic cancer , cancer , oncology , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology
The aim of our study was to identify the diagnostic ability of free fatty acids (FFAs) in younger colorectal cancer (CRC) patients by comparing carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9).