Pleural fluid osteopontin, vascular endothelial growth factor, and urokinase-type plasminogen activator levels as predictors of pleurodesis outcome and prognosticators in patients with malignant pleural effusion: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Rapidly growing cancer cells secrete growth-promoting polypeptides and have increased proteolytic activity, contributing to tumor progression and metastasis. Their presentation in malignant pleural effusion (MPE) and their predictive value for the outcome of pleurodesis and survival were...

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Autores principales: Hsu, Li-Han, Hsu, Pei-Chi, Liao, Tien-Ling, Feng, An-Chen, Chu, Nei-Min, Kao, Shu-Huei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27411914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2529-1

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