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Colon cancer patient . cea rising on irinotecan . it was started in oct when cea was 8. dec cea-9, jan cea 10. is this treatment failure ?
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Not necessarily: Chemotherapy can cause the CEA to rise when started. In addition, that is not a significant rise to make me concerned. Also, one wants to see a trend. Meaning, 8, 10, 15, 20 before one thinks failure. In addition, don't treat a number, treat what can be seen on the CT scan. Hope this helps.
Answered 11/16/2018
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