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Carcinoembryonic Antigen Summary

Description: A glycoprotein that is secreted into the luminal surface of the epithelia in the gastrointestinal tract. It is found in the feces and pancreaticobiliary secretions and is used to monitor the response to colon cancer treatment.

Also Known As: Antigen, CD66e; Antigen, Carcinoembryonic; CD66e Antigens; Antigens, CD66e; CD66e Antigen

Networked: 6748 relevant articles (169 outcomes, 746 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which Carcinoembryonic Antigen is Relevant

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 61 outcomes 255 studies in 2793 results
  2. Neoplasm Metastasis (Metastasis) : 38 outcomes 45 studies in 650 results
  3. Colorectal Neoplasms (Colorectal Cancer) : 34 outcomes 139 studies in 924 results
  4. Carcinoma (Carcinomatosis) : 9 outcomes 73 studies in 829 results
  5. Adenocarcinoma : 8 outcomes 53 studies in 463 results
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Drugs Related to Carcinoembryonic Antigen

  1. Antigens
  2. Monoclonal Antibodies
  3. Biological Tumor Markers (Tumor Markers)
  4. alpha-Fetoproteins (AFP)
  5. Antibodies
  6. Phosphopyruvate Hydratase (Enolase)
  7. Biological Markers (Surrogate Marker)
  8. Fluorouracil (Carac)
  9. Keratins (Keratin)
  10. Vimentin
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Therapies Related to Carcinoembryonic Antigen

  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  2. Heterologous Transplantation (Xenotransplantation)
  3. Radioimmunotherapy
  4. Immunotherapy
  5. Thoracotomy
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