Epstein-Barr Virus Serology as a Potential Screening Marker for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma among High-Risk Individuals from Multiplex Families in Taiwan

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated cancer that is highly treatable when diagnosed early, with 5-year disease-free survival of approximately 90%. However, NPC is typically diagnosed at advanced stages, in which disease-free survival is

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention biomarkers & prevention, 2014-07, Vol.23 (7), p.1213-1219
Hauptverfasser:	COGHILL, Anna E, HSU, Wan-Lun, HILDESHEIM, Allan, PFEIFFER, Ruth M, JUWANA, Hedy, YU, Kelly J, LOU, Pei-Jen, WANG, Cheng-Ping, CHEN, Jen-Yang, CHEN, Chien-Jen, MIDDELDORP, Jaap M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Antibodies, Viral - blood Area Under Curve Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma Early Detection of Cancer - methods Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - blood Epstein-Barr Virus Infections - complications Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens - blood False Positive Reactions Humans Immunoglobulin A Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects) Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - blood Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - virology Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology ROC Curve Sensitivity and Specificity Taiwan Tumors Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology Viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated cancer that is highly treatable when diagnosed early, with 5-year disease-free survival of approximately 90%. However, NPC is typically diagnosed at advanced stages, in which disease-free survival is
ISSN:	1055-9965 1538-7755
DOI:	10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-1262