Endothelial progenitor cells as an angiogenic biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of lung cancer
Increased baseline EPC values seem to be a useful biomarker for the prediction of prognosis and tumor response in LC patients. Furthermore, high EPC levels at diagnosis might be an indicator of tumor growth and longer survival in LC patients.
Authors
- Ghassan Al-Massarani
- Abdulmunim Aljapawe
- Adnan Ikhtiar
- Issraa Banat
- Nissreen Alamalla
- Fadi Najjar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6169-1576)
- Hussam Sabbagh
- Hassan Alsabe
Institutions
- Damascus Hospital (SY)
- Al Assad University Hospital (SY)
- Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (SY)
- Damascus University (SY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5603/rpor.102618
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23
Funders
- Atomic Energy Commission of Syria