Journal article
Evidence for CEA utilization following curative resection of colorectal cancer
Abstract
Objective: Evaluate the value of routine carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) in follow-up of patients with resected colorectal cancer. Data Sources: Cancerlit 1983-1995, MEDLINE 1966-1995; colon neoplasm, rectal neoplasms, carcino-embryonic antigen, CEA, follow-up; any language, human data. Study selection: 18 articles: curative resection, CEA primary mode of follow-up, follow-up ≤ 2 years. Data extraction: Guidelines for data quality and validity …
Authors
Reiter HI; De Gara C; Figueredo A; Goodyear M; Whelan T
Journal
Gi Cancer, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 153–158
Publication Date
December 1, 1997
ISSN
1064-9700