[EN] Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in a variety of epithelial malignancies including lung cancer. A soluble fragment of the EGFR extracellular domain (sEGFR) can be detected in the ...
Introduction: The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family of ligands and receptors (VEGFR) play an important role in tumor angiogenesis. Increased expression of angiogenic factors in tumors or in blood is associated ...
Qualitative analysis of circulating DNA in the blood is a promising non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic tool. Our aim was to study the association between the presence of KRAS mutations at codon 12 and several clinical ...
Bremnes, Roy M.; Al-Shibli, Khalid; Donnem, Tom; Sirera Pérez, Rafael; Al-Saad, Samer; Andersen, Sigve; Stenvold, Helge; Camps, Carlos; Busund, Lill-Tove(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011-04)
[EN] In addition to malignant neoplastic cells, cancer tissues also include immune cells, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells, including an abundant collection of growth factors, proangiogenic mediators, cytokines, chemokines, ...