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What is the immune stimulatory role of CA 15-3?
What is the immune stimulatory role of CA 15-3?
- It is involved in immune system regulation in patients with colorectal cancer
- It has no immune stimulatory role
- It inhibits the immune response in patients with metastatic breast cancer
- It activates the immune response in patients with early localized breast cancer (correct)
What is the primary role of CA 19-9?
What is the primary role of CA 19-9?
- It is a glycolipid involved in pancreatic cancer staging (correct)
- It is a determinant of the Lewis a blood group
- It is a marker for lung and ovarian carcinomas
- It stimulates immune response in patients with hepatobiliary cancer
What is the main function of CA 125?
What is the main function of CA 125?
- It is specific for ovarian and endometrial carcinomas
- It is useful in detecting residual disease in cancer patients following initial therapy (correct)
- It elevates in patients with lung and breast cancer
- It is a marker for colorectal and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers
What does Thyroglobulin (Tg) primarily indicate?
What does Thyroglobulin (Tg) primarily indicate?
What is the relationship between the unbound portion of PSA (fPSA) and the probability of prostate cancer?
What is the relationship between the unbound portion of PSA (fPSA) and the probability of prostate cancer?
Which of the following markers are routinely assessed in relation to tissue and organ specific antigens (CA)?
Which of the following markers are routinely assessed in relation to tissue and organ specific antigens (CA)?
What is the significance of monitoring CA markers such as CA 15-3, CA19-9 & CA 125?
What is the significance of monitoring CA markers such as CA 15-3, CA19-9 & CA 125?
What is the relationship between PSA density and prostatic volume?
What is the relationship between PSA density and prostatic volume?
Which tissue or organ specific antigen is associated with tumors of the head, lung, and esophagus?
Which tissue or organ specific antigen is associated with tumors of the head, lung, and esophagus?
Which onco-fetal antigen is structurally similar to albumin and used for the diagnosis and monitoring of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)?
Which onco-fetal antigen is structurally similar to albumin and used for the diagnosis and monitoring of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)?
Which antigen is physiologically present in healthy tissue or organ, but released outside only in minimal amounts during pathological states such as tumors, inflammation, and injury?
Which antigen is physiologically present in healthy tissue or organ, but released outside only in minimal amounts during pathological states such as tumors, inflammation, and injury?
Which non-specific antigen is an enzyme produced by tumors as a reaction to the presence of the tumor, and is used as a marker for various malignancies?
Which non-specific antigen is an enzyme produced by tumors as a reaction to the presence of the tumor, and is used as a marker for various malignancies?
