Open AccessClinical significance of adiponectin expression in colon cancer patients
Author(s) -
Mustafa Canhoroz,
Özkan Kanat,
Özlem Saraydaroğlu,
Emine Buluc,
Nilüfer Avcı,
Erdem Çubukçu,
Ömer Fatih Ölmez,
Osman Manavoğlu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.136634
Subject(s) - adiponectin , medicine , colorectal cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , adipose tissue , cancer , immunohistochemistry , gastroenterology , oncology , obesity , insulin resistance , paleontology , biology
Surgery is the definitive treatment for early colon cancers. Adjuvant therapies are used with the aim of eradicating micrometastases and improving cure rates. Recent studies have proposed that adiponectin might be responsible for obesity-related malignancies. We investigated the prognostic value of this cytokine.