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Clinical Significance of Carcinofetal Antigens with Special Reference to CEA, AFP, and Related Substances

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Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy of Malignant Tumors

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From all the antigens which have been found in human tumors in the last 13 years and which are grouped under the common denominator of carcinofetal antigens (CFA) only a few have been sufficiently characterized as to allow clinical trial and application, and even less have reached medical interest. In fact, there are only two which are important, namely, the AFP and the CEA, and therefore they shall be discussed here in greater detail.

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  1. Immunochemistry Laboratory, Institut de Recherches Scientifiques sur le Cancer, F-94800, Villejuif, France

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    Hans-Dieter Flad

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von Kleist, S. (1979). Clinical Significance of Carcinofetal Antigens with Special Reference to CEA, AFP, and Related Substances. In: Flad, HD., Herfarth, C., Betzler, M. (eds) Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy of Malignant Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67166-1_5

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