Elevated preoperative serum carcinoembrionic antigen level may be an effective indicator for needing adjuvant chemotherapy after potentially curative resection of stage II colon cancer

Abstract

Patients with an elevated preoperative CEA may be candidates for adjuvant chemotherapy after curative resection in stage II colon cancer. These findings warrant clinical trials to test out the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage II colon cancer with an elevated preoperative CEA.