Tumor Marker

Cancer Types

AFP(Alpha fetoprotein)

Liver, ovarian, testicular cancer (germ cell)

CEA

Colon, pancreatic, breast, ovarian, etc.

Chromogranin A

Neuroendocrine tumors, colon cancer

Estrogen receptor

Breast , cervical cancer

Fibrinogen

Bladder, breast, endometrial cancer

c-Kit

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, acute myeloid leukemia, mucosal melanoma

CD20

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, majority of B-cell malignancies

CD30

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma,  Hodgkin's lymphoma

Cytokeratin-19

Breast, bladder, lung carcinoma, etc.

e-ErbB2  HER/Neu

Breast, ovarian, bladder, pancreatic, stomach cancers

NSE

Small lung, neuroblastoma, endocrine tumors of the pancreas, melanoma

Prostate Specific Antigen

Prostate cancer

MMP-9

Tumor metastasis in various cancers;  gastric, giant cell tumor of bone, non-small lung cancer, cervical, ovarian, pancreatic, breast cancer, etc.

Calcitonin

Thyroid cancer

PCNA

Proliferation status of tumor tissues. Colorectal, breast, ovarian cancer, etc.

KI-67

Proliferation status of tumor tissues. Breast, ovarian, colorectal cancers, etc.

EGFR

Prostate, liver, breast cancers, glioblastomas

BRCA1

Breast and ovarian cancers