[Evaluation of sialylated LewisX as a tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen in the sera of patients with gastric cancer]

Gan No Rinsho. 1989 Mar;35(4):455-61.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The clinical usefulness as a tumor-associated antigen of the new monoclonal antibody CSLEX1, which reacts with the sialylated LewisX antigen, has been evaluated serologically in 141 patients with a gastric cancer. The serum sialylated LewisX was measured by fluorescent EIA. The percent positive figure of these gastric cancer patients was 17.0% (24/141), which indicates a significant increase when compared with that of the controls. The percent-positive values, according to the clinical stage, were 9.2%, 9.1%, 15.6%, and 36.4% for stages I, II, III, and IV, respectively. The degree of liver metastasis and peritoneal dissemination of the cancer correlated with the percent-positive values of the antigen. This suggests that sialylated LewisX is useful as a tumor-associated antigen.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / analysis*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Female
  • Glycolipids / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Lewis X Antigen
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / immunology
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / immunology
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / immunology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Glycolipids
  • Lewis X Antigen