Prognostic Impact of Serum Calcitonin and Carcinoembryonic Antigen Doubling-Times in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Barbet, Jacques; Campion, L.; Kraeber‐Bodéré, Françoise; Chatal, Jean‐François

doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0044

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Prognostic Impact of Serum Calcitonin and Carcinoembryonic Antigen Doubling-Times in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • Nov 1, 2005

Authors:

Jacques Barbet

L. Campion

Françoise Kraeber‐Bodéré

Abstract

CONTEXT: After unsuccessful surgery, medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) may be fatal or remain stable for decades, and precise survival predictors are needed. OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the prognostic value of calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) doubling-times (DT). DESIGN: This is a re...

Subject

Calcitonin

Medicine

Carcinoembryonic antigen

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