Open AccessClinical Value of Detecting Tumor Endothelial Marker 8 (ANTXR1) as a Biomarker in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Łukasz Pietrzyk,
Agnieszka Korolczuk,
M. Matysek,
Marcin B. Arciszewski,
Kamil Torres
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s298165
Subject(s) - colorectal cancer , biomarker , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , immunohistochemistry , oncology , lymphovascular invasion , cancer , metastasis , cancer research , pathology , biology , paleontology , biochemistry
Despite the continuous improvements in prevention and detection of colorectal cancer (CRC), there is an urgent need to find a sensitive, specific, and noninvasive biomarker to improve the early diagnosis and prognosis of CRC. We aimed to evaluate the tissue TEM8 expression and the serum TEM8 concentration in CRC patients.