A pancreatic elastase test, also known as a stool elastase, FE-1, or fecal elastase test, measures how much elastase is in your poop. Elastase is an enzyme produced by the pancreas during the ...

To unleash its cytotoxic potency, the SMDC is selectively cleaved by neutrophil elastase, a highly specific protease overexpressed in the tumor microenvironment of many malignant tumors.