Open AccessClinical relevance of serum vascular endothelial growth factor and Interleukin-6 in patients with colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Ayman Eldesoky,
Ashraf Shouma,
Youssef M. Mosaad,
Amira Kamal El-Hawary
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.80378
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical significance , colorectal cancer , angiogenesis , vascular endothelial growth factor , metastasis , stage (stratigraphy) , gastroenterology , oncology , cancer , vegf receptors , paleontology , biology
Some biological factors play a role in stimulation of malignant growth, metastasis and angiogenesis; however, their clinical relevance has not yet been well established for most of them. This work was aimed at studying the clinical relevance of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).