Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-II protein expression in pulmonary adenocarcinoma
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- Published online on: May 1, 1997 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.4.3.493
- Pages: 493-496
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Abstract
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-II expression was studied immunologically in tissue specimens from 120 patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and was correlated with patient prognosis. Multivariate analysis showed that IGF-II expression had a significant influence on prognosis. Our findings suggest that IGF-I and IGF-II play an important role in tumor progression and that IGF-II is a useful prognostic marker for pulmonary adenocarcinomas.