| Literature DB >> 9560057 |
K Kawamoto1, H Onodera, S Kondo, S Kan, D Ikeuchi, S Maetani, M Imamura.
Abstract
Expression of insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2) has been reported in tissue specimens and cell lines of human colorectal cancers. However, the effects of IGF-2 in colorectal cancer patients are not well known. In this study, IGF-2 staining was performed on tissue samples from 92 patients with colorectal cancer, and the relationship of IGF-2 staining to clinicopathological variables, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) staining and patient survival was analyzed. IGF-2 staining was correlated with tumor progression, PCNA staining and patient survival. Our results suggest that IGF-2 plays an important role in tumor progression and that IGF-2 staining is useful as a prognostic factor in colorectal cancer patients.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9560057 DOI: 10.1159/000011858
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncology ISSN: 0030-2414 Impact factor: 2.935