Studies suggest that Serum tumor marker CA 72-4 has prognostic value in gastric cancer, and patients with a high preoperative serum level of Serum tumor marker Carbohydrate Antigen CA 72-4 have a greater risk of death due to gastric cancer. Human cancer antigen CA 72-4 Ref: Tumour Biol. ;22 (5):318-22 11553862/human/cancer/antigen/cancer
cancer Antigen CA 72-4/cancer Research: Comparison of tumor M2-pyruvate kinase (tumor M2-PK), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigens CA 19-9 and CA 72-4 in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer. Human cancer antigen CA 72-4 REF: Anticancer Res. 2003 Nov-Dec;23(6D):5089-93/human/cancer/antigen/72-4/cancer. Human Tumor MarkerCarbohydrate cancer Antigen CA 72-4 has been proposed as a marker for cancers of the ovary, gastrointestinal tract and lung.