Sep 30, 2023 · CA19-9 is a relative number and not compatible to other patients values. While you may consider 2,000 high in your situation, it would be low for someone whose …

Jan 24, 2025 · The CA19-9 marker tests can be wrong but your wife's markers were low during chemo, and went up after chemo stopped; you rightly noticed. If there is nothing else that …

Aug 16, 2024 · It is practical to use CA19-9 in association with tumor size. Far too many variables can effect it from genetics to certain products containing Biotin (Vitamin B-7 and even a report …

Nov 23, 2022 · She took another CA19-9 test in January 2023 and am happy to report that her CA19-9 levels have dropped to 7000! Her next CT and CA19-9 test is in March so I will post …

May 24, 2023 · I've read that other situations can elevate the test results even if cancer isn't present, although I don't know what those situations would be. In my case, my CEA was 13.X …

Dec 23, 2024 · CA19-9 is not specific to PDAC pancreatic cancer. It will reflect other GI pathologies and is documented as a marker of various inflammatory processes, whether …

Sep 25, 2023 · The decrease in CA19-9 likely decreased as a result of the clearance of the blockage that was preventing the free flow of bile to your intestine and causing inflammation.

Feb 7, 2024 · I’ve done a little reading to see general thoughts on prognosis with really high pre treatment CA19-9 levels. The highest I have seen was an optimal cutoff pre operatively/pre …

Sep 30, 2023 · I was diagnosed in 2023. My CA19-9 was over 9000. I did three months of chemo and had the tumor removed in January 2024. The pathology report showed everything was …

Nov 21, 2023 · CA19-9 is the easiest and cheapest, thus realistic to do most often. Offer to self-pay if you can find a reasonably priced lab. mdsave.com and "Any Lab Test Now" are two …