Variations in Serum Copper and Ceruloplasmin Levels in Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer Treated with Polychemotherapy
Variations in Serum Copper and Ceruloplasmin Levels in Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer Treated with Polychemotherapy
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联合化疗治疗晚期胃肠癌血清铜和铜蓝蛋白水平的变化
作者:
A. Scanni;M. Tomirotti;L. Licciardello;E. Annibali;M. Biraghi;M. Trovato;M. Fittipaldi;Paola Adamoli;Guglielmo Curtarelli
Serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels (SCL, SCeL) in 57 patients with advanced cancer of the stomach (35 cases) or large intestine (22 cases) treated with polychemotherapy were studies. In gastroenteric cancer, SCL, which are already high in untreated patients, have a tendency to increase further in cases of progression of the disease, while they seem to significantly decrease in cases of remission. SCeL during the trial appeared to be correlated to the clinical evolution of the disease only in the case of stomach cancer. In large intestine cancer, SCeL did not show any significant variation in relation to the normal range. These observations, in particular on the behavior of SCL in the neoplasms of the digestive tract, are in accordance with the results of other studies. The authors are inclined to attach a diagnostic and prognostic value to the variation in SCL and SCeL in gastrointestinal cancer.