Plasma levels of trefoil factors are increased in patients with advanced prostate cancer

TY - JOUR

T1 - Plasma levels of trefoil factors are increased in patients with advanced prostate cancer

AU - Vestergaard, E.M.

AU - Borregaard, Michael Krabbe

AU - Poulsen, Steen Seier

AU - Nexo, E.

AU - Torring, N.

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - Through cDNA array analyses and immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays, trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) was recently shown to be overexpressed in prostate cancer. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of using the levels of trefoil factors as a plasma marker for prostate cancer.

AB - Through cDNA array analyses and immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays, trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) was recently shown to be overexpressed in prostate cancer. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of using the levels of trefoil factors as a plasma marker for prostate cancer.

KW - Aged

KW - Aged, 80 and over

KW - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic

KW - Humans

KW - Immunohistochemistry

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Peptides

KW - Prospective Studies

KW - Prostate-Specific Antigen

KW - Prostatic Neoplasms

KW - Sensitivity and Specificity

KW - Tumor Suppressor Proteins

U2 - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-1545

DO - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-1545

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 16467092

SN - 1078-0432

VL - 12

SP - 807

EP - 812

JO - Clinical Cancer Research

JF - Clinical Cancer Research

IS - 3 Pt 1

ER -