Prognostic Value of Genetic Detection Using CEA and MAGE in Peritoneal Washes With Gastric Carcinoma After Curative Resection Result of a 3-Year Follow-Up

摘要

Peritoneal metastasis is the most frequent cause of death in patients with gastric cancer. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay of peritoneal washes has been used to predict peritoneal metastasis of gastric carcinoma. We applied carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and melanoma-associated gene (MAGE) RT-PCR for the detection of peritoneal metastasis of gastric carcinoma after curative surgery and evaluated its clinical significance.