Prognostic value of the combination of serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor, C-reactive protein and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in patients with primary liver cancer who underwent transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.

CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that high serum levels of both VEGF and CRP in addition to a low time-to-peak (TTP) value in CEUS were indicators for poor prognosis in PLC patients. PMID: 29048943 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29048943?dopt=Abstract

Source: Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy - October 21, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Expert Rev Anticancer Ther Source Type: research