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A tumor marker is a substance found in the blood, urine, or body tissues that can be elevated in cancer, among other tissue types. There are many different tumor markers, each indicative of a particular disease process, and they are used in oncology to help detect the presence of cancer. An elevated level of a tumor marker can indicate cancer; however, there can also be other causes of the elevation.

Tumor markers can be produced directly by the tumor or by non-tumor cells as a response to the presence of a tumor. Most tumor markers are tumor antigens, but not all tumor antigens can be used as tumor markers.

Together with Mammography, Ultrasonography, CT Scan and MRI, the Tumor Marker is not a diagnostic test. The diagnostic test should be done by biopsy.[1]

Uses

Uses of tumor markers can broadly be classified as follows:[2]

As stated in the BMJ 2009, tumour markers should not generally be used for the purpose of diagnosis of cancers, as opposed to monitoring purposes in certain cancers, or in certain cases, screening purposes.[3] The use of these tests without understanding their utility has resulted in inappropriate use of tumour marker blood tests, which has also resulted in further inappropriate over-investigation for cancers.[4]

Techniques

Tumor markers can be detected by immunohistochemistry.

If repeated measurements of tumor marker are needed, some clinical testing laboratories provide a special reporting mechanism, a serial monitor, that links test results and other data pertaining to the person being tested. This requires a unique identifier for the person. In the United States commonly a Social Security number & Civil Personal Record (CPR) in Bahrain are used for this. One important function of this mechanism is to ensure that each test is performed using the same assay kit. For example, for AFP many different commercial assay kits, based on different technologies, are available. AFP measurements obtained using different assay kits are not comparable unless special calculations are performed.

Interlaboratory proficiency testing for tumor marker tests, and for clinical tests more generally, is an emerging field.[2]In the United States, New York state is prominent in advocating such research.[5]

Examples

Tumor marker Associated tumor types
Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) germ cell tumor, hepatocellular carcinoma[6]
CA15-3 breast cancer[7]
CA27-29 breast cancer[8]
CA19-9 Mainly pancreatic cancer, but also colorectal cancer and other types of gastrointestinal cancer.[9]
CA-125 Mainly ovarian cancer,[10] but may also be elevated in for example endometrial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancer.[11] May also increase in endometriosis.[12]
Calcitonin medullary thyroid carcinoma
Calretinin mesothelioma, sex cord-gonadal stromal tumour, adrenocortical carcinoma, synovial sarcoma[6]
Carcinoembryonic antigen gastrointestinal cancer, cervix cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, urinary tract cancer[6]
CD34 hemangiopericytoma/solitary fibrous tumor, pleomorphic lipoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans[6]
CD99 Ewing sarcoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, hemangiopericytoma/solitary fibrous tumor, synovial sarcoma, lymphoma, leukemia, sex cord-gonadal stromal tumour[6]
CD117 gastrointestinal stromal tumor, mastocytosis, seminoma[6]
Chromogranin neuroendocrine tumor[6]
Chromosomes 3, 7, 17, and 9p21 bladder cancer[13]
Cytokeratin (various types) Many types of carcinoma, some types of sarcoma[6]
Desmin smooth muscle sarcoma, skeletal muscle sarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma[6]
Epithelial membrane protein (EMA) many types of carcinoma, meningioma, some types of sarcoma[6]
Factor VIII, CD31 FL1 vascular sarcoma[6]
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) glioma (astrocytoma, ependymoma)[6]
Gross cystic disease fluid protein (GCDFP-15) breast cancer, ovarian cancer, salivary gland cancer[6]
HMB-45 melanoma, PEComa (for example angiomyolipoma), clear cell carcinoma, adrenocortical carcinoma[6]
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) gestational trophoblastic disease, germ cell tumor, choriocarcinoma[6]
immunoglobulin lymphoma, leukemia[6]
inhibin sex cord-gonadal stromal tumour, adrenocortical carcinoma, hemangioblastoma[6]
keratin (various types) carcinoma, some types of sarcoma[6]
lymphocyte marker (various types lymphoma, leukemia[6]
MART-1 (Melan-A) melanoma, steroid-producing tumors (adrenocortical carcinoma, gonadal tumor)[6]
Myo D1 rhabdomyosarcoma, small, round, blue cell tumour[6]
muscle-specific actin (MSA) myosarcoma (leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma)[6]
neurofilament neuroendocrine tumor, small-cell carcinoma of the lung[6]
neuron-specific enolase (NSE) neuroendocrine tumor, small-cell carcinoma of the lung, breast cancer[6]
placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) seminoma, dysgerminoma, embryonal carcinoma[6]
prostate-specific antigen prostate[6]
PTPRC (CD45) lymphoma, leukemia, histiocytic tumor[6]
S100 protein melanoma, sarcoma (neurosarcoma, lipoma, chondrosarcoma), astrocytoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, salivary gland cancer, some types of adenocarcinoma, histiocytic tumor (dendritic cell, macrophage)[6]
smooth muscle actin (SMA) gastrointestinal stromal tumor, leiomyosarcoma, PEComa[6]
synaptophysin neuroendocrine tumor[6]
thyroglobulin post-operative marker of thyroid cancer (but not in medullary thyroid cancer)[6]
thyroid transcription factor-1 all types of thyroid cancer, lung cancer[6]
Tumor M2-PK colorectal cancer,[14] Breast cancer,[15][16] renal cell carcinoma[17][18] Lung cancer,[19][20] Pancreatic cancer,[21] Esophageal Cancer,[22] Stomach Cancer,[22]Cervical Cancer,[23] Ovarian Cancer,[24]
vimentin sarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, endometrial cancer, lung carcinoma, lymphoma, leukemia, melanoma[6]

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Sources of inaccuracy

The high dose hook effect is an artefact of tumor marker immunoassay kits, that causes the reported quantity of tumor marker to be incorrectly low when the quantity is high. An undetected hook effect may cause delayed recognition of a tumor.[25] The hook effect can be detected by analyzing serial dilutions. The hook effect is absent if the reported quantities of tumor marker in a serial dilution are proportional to the dilution.

Multiple Tumor marker test

There are 4 things that should be considered about a Tumor marker test:

  • Sensitivity, no Tumor marker test has 100 percent sensitivity, so some tumors are still not detected by a single Tumor marker test
  • Specificity, only the M2-PK Tumor marker test for colorectal has up to 95 percent specificity
  • False Negative, the result is negative, but in fact is positive, so it is very dangerous; until now only the M2-PK Tumor marker test which analyzes the DNA has no false negative
  • False Positive, the result is positive, but in fact is negative, because the test result is positive, so another test(s) or biopsy should be done

Multiple Tumor marker tests will give a more exact result; these are:[1]

  • Colorectal: M2-PK, if M2-PK is not available, so can test CEA, CA 19-9, CA 125
  • Breast: CEA, CA 15-3, Cyfra 21-1
  • Ovary: CEA, CA 19-9, CA 125, AFP, BHCG
  • Uterine: CEA, CA 19-9, CA 125, Cyfra 21-1, SCC
  • Prostate: PSA, FPSA and ratio
  • Testicle: AFP, BHCG
  • Pancreas/Stomach: CEA, CA 19-9, CA 72-4
  • Liver: CEA, AFP
  • Oesophagus: CEA, Cyfra 21-1
  • Thyroid: CEA, NSE
  • Lung: CEA, CA 19-9, CA 125, NSE, Cyfra 21-1
  • Bladder: CEA, Cyfra 21-1, TPA

See also

References

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  21. ^ Hardt, PD; Ngoumou, BK; Rupp, J; Schnell-Kretschmer, H; Kloer, HU (2000). "Tumor M2-pyruvate kinase: A promising tumor marker in the diagnosis of gastro-intestinal cancer". Anticancer research. 20 (6D): 4965–8. PMID 11326648.
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Further reading

  • Lüftner, D; Mesterharm, J; Akrivakis, C; Geppert, R; Petrides, PE; Wernecke, KD; Possinger, K (2000). "Tumor type M2 pyruvate kinase expression in advanced breast cancer". Anticancer research. 20 (6D): 5077–82. PMID 11326672.

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