The Combination of CA125 and NSE Is Useful for Predicting Liver Metastasis of Lung Cancer

Table 3

Comparison of tumor markers between the LM group and the NLM group.

Tumor marker	Calcium (mmol/L)	CEA (ng/mL)	CA125 (U/mL)	CA153 (U/mL)	CA199 (U/mL)	CYFRA21-1 (ng/mL)	NSE (μg/L)	TPSA (ng/L)
LM group
NLM group
value	0.771	0.02	0.003	0.072	0.097	0.142	<0.001	0.867

Note: independent -test was performed. revealed statistical significance. Abbreviations: CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; CA125: cancer antigen-125; CA153: cancer antigen-153; CA199: carbohydrate antigen-199; CYFRA21-1: cytokeratin fraction 21-1; NSE: neuron-specific enolase; TPSA: total prostate-specific antigen; LM: liver metastasis; NLM: nonliver metastasis.