The Value of Tumor Markers in Colorectal Cancer

Genetic Alterations during Colorectal-Tumor Development

1988 • 6,691 citations

Reducing Mortality from Colorectal Cancer by Screening for Fecal Occult Blood

1993 • 3,197 citations

The human mutator gene homolog MSH2 and its association with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer

1993 • 2,884 citations

Localization of the gene for familial adenomatous polyposis on chromosome 5

1987 • 1,386 citations

Genetics, natural history, tumor spectrum, and pathology of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: An updated review

1993 • 1,076 citations

Oncogenic forms of p53 inhibit p53-regulated gene expression

1992 • 933 citations

Identification of a Gene Located at Chromosome 5q21 that Is Mutated in Colorectal Cancers

1991 • 758 citations

Allelic Loss of Chromosome 18q and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer

1994 • 708 citations

Identification of ras Oncogene Mutations in the Stool of Patients with Curable Colorectal Tumors

1992 • 703 citations

Carcinoembryonic Antigen

1986 • 445 citations

Specific detection of carcinoembryonic antigen-expressing tumor cells in bone marrow aspirates by polymerase chain reaction.

1994 • 382 citations

Clinical practice guidelines for the use of tumor markers in breast and colorectal cancer. Adopted on May 17, 1996 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

1996 • 343 citations

Follow-Up of Patients with Colorectal Cancer A Meta-Analysis

1994 • 332 citations

Survival and acquired genetic alterations in colorectal cancer

1992 • 208 citations

Prognostic significance of K-ras mutations in colorectal carcinoma

1993 • 191 citations

The Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Colorectal Cancer

1984 • 179 citations

DNA chaperones: A solution to a persistence problem?

1994 • 168 citations

Familial Colonic Cancer Without Antecedent Polyposis

1984 • 138 citations

CEA Monitoring Among Patients in Multi-institutional Adjuvant G.I. Therapy Protocols

1982 • 111 citations

Pre- and Postoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen Determinations in Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Metastases Predictive Value and Implications for Adjuvant Treatment Based on Multivariate Analysis

1994 • 110 citations

Diagnosis of micrometastases by the amplification of tissue-specific genes

1995 • 105 citations

Local recurrence after curative resection for colorectal cancer: Frequency, risk factors and treatment

1991 • 71 citations

The use of tumour markers CEA, CA-195 and CA-242 in evaluating the response to chemotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer

1993 • 59 citations

The Use of Cancer Registry Data to Study Preoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level as an Indicator of Survival in Colorectal Cancer

1989 • 52 citations

Carcinoembryonic antigen.Report of a screening study

1974 • 48 citations

Re-operation for recurrent colorectal cancer: the importance of early diagnosis for resectability and survival.

1990 • 46 citations

A critical analysis of the largest reported mass fecal occult blood screening program in the united states

1991 • 44 citations

Genes involved in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma.

1994 • 42 citations

Significance of a fall in serum CEA concentration in patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for disseminated colorectal cancer.

1987 • 41 citations

Management of advanced rectal cancer

1994 • 38 citations

Carcinoembryonic antigen in an unselected elderly population: a four year follow up

1975 • 33 citations

Increasing incidence of cecal and sigmoid carcinoma: Data from the connecticut tumor registry

1990 • 31 citations

Results of a Public Screening Program for Colorectal Cancer

1987 • 19 citations

Surgical resection of metastatic cancer to the liver

1996 • 7 citations