Abdelrahman Yousef, Mahmoud Yousef, Mohammad A Zeineddine, Aditya More, Mohammad Fanaeian, Saikat Chowdhury, Mark Knafl, Paul Edelkamp, Ichiaki Ito, Yue Gu, Vinay Pattalachinti, Zahra Alavi Naini, Fadl A Zeineddine, Jennifer Peterson, Kristin Alfaro, Wai Chin Foo, Jeff Jin, Neal Bhutiani, Victoria Higbie, Christopher P Scally, Bryan Kee, Scott Kopetz, Drew Goldstein, Madeleine Strach, Andrew Williamson, Omer Aziz, Jorge Barriuso, Abhineet Uppal, Michael G White, Beth Helmink, Keith F Fournier, Kanwal P Raghav, Melissa W Taggart, Michael J Overman, John Paul Shen
IMPORTANCE: Serum tumor markers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), and cancer antigen 125 (CA125) have been useful in the management of gastrointestinal and gynecological cancers; however, there is limited information regarding their utility in patients with appendiceal adenocarcinoma. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of serum tumor markers (CEA, CA19-9, and CA125) with clinical outcomes and pathologic and molecular features in patients with appendiceal adenocarcinoma...
February 5, 2024: JAMA Network Open