Normal CEA and Liver tests, Disease Progression

[ssrik]

Hi there ,
Am wondering if it is possible to have disease progression with normal CEA and liver count levels...
I am experience this and hence the question

rgds
SSrik

[pog451]

well, if you are experiencing it, obviously it is possible, buit anyway yes, CEA and CA19-9 tumormarkers are not reliable indications of cancer activity for everyone. My CEA was always around 3, even afetr Dx, whereas my 19-9 is a bit high, even without any tumors.

[Nick]

pog 451 is right, quite possible for CEA to not show progression. Or to have elevated CEA and no progression. So our onc follows it, but it's not a smoking gun, when he wants evidence it's a radiological scan.
Sorry to hear about the progression, we're dealing with that also.
Nick