TUMOR MARKERS Flashcards
Used to diagnose cancer and categorize types of cancers
Tumor Markers
What tumor markers determine?
Tumor burden
What are the Ideal Tumor Markers?
Specificity
Lead time
Sensitivity
Short half-life
Cost effective
It is highly specific to a given tumor and present in patients with malignancies
Specificity
Should not be seen on healthy individuals; only in _______ if ever present.
Specificity; trace amounts
Produce measurable amounts even in small quantities
Lead Time
Low false positive rates
Sensitivity
Indicates precise progression or regression of tumors
Short half-life
Inexpensive and acceptable to the target population
Cost effective
2 Classification of Tumor Markers
According to Location
According to Chemical Structure
What are included in According to Location?
a. Circulating tumor markers
b. Tumor tissue markers
What are included in According to Chemical Structure?
a. Enzymes
b. Hormones
c. Oncofetal antigens
d. Tumor-associated antigen
e. Special serum proteins
f. Miscellaneous markers
Where Circulating tumor markers can be found?
Blood
Urine
Stool
other body fluids
Tumor tissue markers can found in:
Actual Tumors
Circulating Tumor Markers can be used to:
Estimate prognosis
Detect residual disease
Assess treatment response
Monitor resistance to treatment
Tumor tissue markers can be used to:
Diagnose, stage, and or classify cancer
Estimate prognosis
Select an appropriate treatment
What are the Enzymes that are included in Chemical Structure of Tumor Markers?
Acid Phosphatase (ACP)
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Terminal Deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase (TdT)
Neuron-specific enolase
> 3ng/mL: prostatic cancer (advanced phase)
Acid Phosphatase (ACP)
Metastases to bone
Liver and osteogenic sarcoma
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
Lactate Dehydrogenase
Cervix
Colon
Leukmia
Liver
Lymphoma
C2L3
Increases concentration in RBC
LD1 & LD2
Increase LDH
Increase RBC destruction in leukemic states
Leukemia
Terminal Deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase (TdT)
Neuron-specific enolase
Brain Tumor
Neuroblastoma
Small cell tumor of lungs
What are the Hormones in Chemical structure?
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Calcitonin
Catecholamines
Human chorionic gonadotropin (Beta-HCG)
Thyroid kinase
Human Chorionic gonadotropin (Beta-HCG)
Choriocarcinoma
Germ cell tumor (ovary and testes)
Pregnant
Trophoblastic tumors
(CGPT)
Catecholamines
Ganglioneuroma
Neuroblastoma
Pheochromocytoma
Produced by Adrenal gland
Calcitonin
Medullary thyroid tumor
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenals
Cell carcinoma of lung
Thyroid kinase evaluate disease spread in patients with:
Brain tumor
breast cancer
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Small cell lung tumor
(B2L2S)
What are Oncofetal Antigens?
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
> 1200ng/mL: confirm the diagnosis of primary liver (hepatocellular) cancer
Alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)