ǂa ǂpilot study
Luka Roškar (Author), Teja Klančič (Author), Tamara Knific (Author), Tea Lanišnik-Rižner (Author), Špela Smrkolj (Author)

Abstract

Preoperative determination of the extent of endometrial cancer (EC) would avoid the complications associated with radical surgery. Screening of patients' plasma biomarkers might enable a more precise diagnosis of EC and a tailored treatment approach. This prospective case-control monocentric pilot study included 76 postmenopausal women (38 endometrioid EC patients and 38 control patients with benign gynecological conditions), and 37 angiogenic factors (AFs) were investigated as potential biomarkers for EC. AF concentrations in preoperative plasma samples were measured using Luminex xMAP multiplexing technology. The plasma levels of sTie-2 and G-CSF were significantly lower in EC compared to control patients, whereas the plasma levels of leptin were significantly higher in EC patients. Neuropilin-1 plasma levels were significantly higher in patients with type 2 EC (grade 3) compared to patients with lower grade cancer or controls. Follistatin levels were significantly higher in patients with lymphovascular invasion, and IL-8 plasma levels were significantly higher in patients with metastases. If validated, the plasma concentrations of the indicated AFs could represent an important additional diagnostic tool for the early detection and characterization of EC. This could guide the decision-making on the extent of surgery. Further studies with larger patient numbers are currently ongoing.

Keywords

endometrial cancer;angiogenesis;biomarkers;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL MF - Faculty of Medicine
UDC: 616-006
COBISS: 51545347 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2077-0383
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: rak endometrija;angiogeneza;biomarkerji;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 1-11
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ10
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ4
Chronology: 2021
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10040765
ID: 14444880