Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	3714
Country	South Korea

Received	2013-05-17 09:03
Peer-Review Started	2013-05-17 12:01
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-06-18 11:50
Revised	2013-07-10 20:01
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Second Decision by Editor	2013-07-18 17:52
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2013-07-19 02:23
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-08-06 16:09
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-08-15 11:54
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-08-27 16:46

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	High level of preoperative carbohydrate antigen 19-9 is a poor survival predictor in gastric cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	A Ra Choi, Jun Chul Park, Jie-Hyun Kim, Sung Kwan Shin, Sang Kil Lee, Yong Chan Lee and Jae Bock Chung
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Jae Bock Chung, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Korea. jbchung@yuhs.ac
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Carbohydrate antigen 19-9; Disease-free survival; Overall survival
Core Tip	The exact functions of preoperative carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 in stomach cancer have yet to be uncovered. We sought to assess the clinical significance of preoperatively high levels of CA 19-9 in patients with gastric cancer and aimed to investigate the relationship between serum levels of CA 19-9 and disease-free survival and overall survival (OS). We conclude that OS in gastric cancer patients with elevated CA 19-9 levels was lower than that in patients with non-elevated levels. Serum CA 19-9 can be considered an independent prognostic factor in predicting OS in patients anticipating surgery for gastric cancer.
Publish Date	2013-08-27 16:46
Citation	Choi AR, Park JC, Kim JH, Shin SK, Lee SK, Lee YC, Chung JB. High level of preoperative carbohydrate antigen 19-9 is a poor survival predictor in gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(32): 5302-5308
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i32/5302.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5302

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Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate	3714-Language certificate.pdf
Peer-review Report	3714-Peer reviews.pdf