This two-page table compares the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) updated (2006) recommendations with its earlier (2000) recommendations for the use of tumor markers in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer.
This table compares the 2000 recommendations to the 2006 recommendations in these areas:
The table also provides new recommendations for these tumor markers not included in the 2000 guidelines:
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Disease/Condition-Related; Guideline-Related
Last updated: April 14, 2008.
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