A prospective analysis of plasma endostatin levels in colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 741-745

  Feldman, Andrew L ^a   Alexander Jr , H Richard ^a   Bartlett, David L ^a   Kranda, Karen C ^a   Miller, Marshall S ^a   Costouros, Nick G ^a   Choyke, Peter L ^b   Libutti, Steven K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Colorectal cancer; Endostatin; Liver metastasis; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ENDOSTATIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; COLLAGEN; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOSTATINS; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0034794547     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2001.8.9.741     Document Type: Article

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