Preoperative plasma IGFBP2 is associated with nodal metastasis in patients with penile squamous cell carcinoma.
CONCLUSION: Higher preoperative plasma IGFBP2 was closely associated with nodal metastasis, which might serve as a useful diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for clinical management of PSCC. IGFBP2 might play an important role in the malignant progression of PSCC. Therapeutic strategies targeting IGFBP2-related signaling pathways may have a therapeutic benefit in PSCC patients.
PMID: 31053522 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Urologic Oncology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hu X, Chen M, Liu W, Li Y, Fu J Tags: Urol Oncol Source Type: research
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