CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen)
Compatible instrument: Luminex 200,TESMI F4000 .
Reference Value: 5ng/ml
Tellgen also provide following Tumor markers and Tumor Marker control :
CA125
CA153
CA24-2
CYFRA21-1
AFP
CEA
CEA
total PSA
free PSA
free-beta-hCG
CA19-9
NSE
SCCA
CA72-4
CA50
HE4
ProGRP
PGI/PGII
Control 1
Control 2
Control 3
The CEA test may be used:
To monitor the treatment of people diagnosed with colon cancer. It may also be used as a marker for medullary thyroid cancer and cancers of the rectum, lung, breast, liver, pancreas, stomach, and ovaries. An initial CEA test is typically ordered prior to treatment as a "baseline" value. If the level is elevated, then the test can be used to monitor a person's response to therapy and to determine whether the cancer has progressed or recurred.
To determine prognosis—how likely the cancer is to progress
To stage cancer—cancer staging involves evaluating the size of the tumor as well as how far it has spread.
Testing CEA in a body fluid sample may help to determine if cancer has spread to a body cavity (e.g., pleural or peritoneal cavity).
A CEA test may be used in combination with other tumor markers in the evaluation of cancer.
Not all cancers produce CEA, and a positive CEA test is not always due to cancer. Therefore, CEA is not recommended for screening the general population.