United Kingdom
A 67-year-old female asked:
What can this mean . before chemotherapy cea was 65, after 1 round 80 and after 2 round 55 for metastic colon cancer ?
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Dr. John Feolaanswered
Internal Medicine 33 years experience
CEA LEVEL: CEA LEVEL is a good marker for response to treatment for colon cancer. Follow up with your doctor to update CT/PET SCAN and continue to monitor CEA LEVEL. The lower it gets the better . Other things can raise the CEA level as well ie smoking. Make sure to follow up as scheduled with repeat CT scans
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Dr. Le Wanganswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
CEA: In general, rise in CEA in patients with metastatic colon cancer represents the disease progression. However, CEA surge phenomena was also described in patients who responded to the initial intensive chemotherapy. Immediate rise in CEA is usually not related to the disease progression. CEA surge is defined by >20% increase from its baseline.
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Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyayanswered
Hospital-based practice 23 years experience
Units?: Given that u r from England, the units for the CEA test may be different there. In the US, a level less than 5 ng/mL is "normal". CEA is used as a tumor marker (i.e., colon cancer likely), but (to my knowledge) is not very useful as an indicator of response to treatment. U describe incomplete treatment, anyways. After finishing the rounds of chemotherapy, then check the CEA- that may b useful.
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United Kingdom
A 67-year-old female asked:
Can 1 drop in cea at round 2 of chemotherapy suggest anything . Drop from 65 to 55. ? Metastic colon cancer pt
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Dr. Shahruq Sarelaanswered
Internal Medicine 12 years experience
Cea levels : Oncologist use CEA markers to assess the success in cancer chemotherapy regimens. A drop in CEA after chemotherapy is a positive sign. This means the chemotherapy is working. Have a great day!
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United Kingdom
A 67-year-old female asked:
If cea has dropped after 2 round of chemotherapy from 80 to 55 is that a good drop ? Or should it b more . Metastic colon cancer
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Dr. John Feolaanswered
Internal Medicine 33 years experience
CEA LEVEL: CEA LEVEL is a good marker for response to treatment for colon cancer. Follow up with your doctor to update CT/PET SCAN and continue to monitor CEA LEVEL
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Dr. Julie Abbott commented
Preventive Medicine 47 years experience
Agree. You should be encouraged that the CEA has dropped. How much it drops between measurements is not at all predictable and means very little. Good wishes:)
May 11, 2015
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