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Clinical Impact of Cystatin C/Cathepsin L and Follistatin/Activin A Systems in Breast Cancer Progression: A Preliminary Report.
Giuseppe BadalamentiGaetano LetoCarla FlandinaChiara AnconaLorena IncorvaiaFabio FulfaroMarilena CrescimannoMaria Vittoria Sepportasubject
0301 basic medicineCancer ResearchFollistatinCathepsin LBone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsActivinCathepsin L03 medical and health sciencesbreast cancer0302 clinical medicineBreast cancerPreliminary reportmedicineBiomarkers TumorHumansbone metastasiCystatin CNeoplasm Metastasisskin and connective tissue diseasesAgedNeoplasm Stagingbiologybusiness.industryBone metastasisGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseTherapeutic monitoringActivinsActivin a030104 developmental biologyOncologyCystatin CROC Curvetumor markers030220 oncology & carcinogenesisSettore BIO/14 - Farmacologiabiology.proteinCancer researchDisease ProgressionbiomarkerOsteoporosisFemaleNeoplasm Gradingbusinesshormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonistsFollistatindescription
This study was directed to assess the clinical impact of the circulating cathepsin L, cystatin C, activin A, and follistatin in breast cancer patients. The serum concentrations of these molecules were determined by immunoenzymatic assays, and their association with some clinico-pathological parameters of breast cancer progression was evaluated. Our results identified cystatin C and activin A as predictive markers for the presence of breast cancer and bone metastasis, respectively. Therefore, these proteins may have a clinical role as circulating biomarkers in the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of breast cancer patients.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2016-10-22 | Cancer investigation |