Journal article
Plasma osteopontin
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Osteopontin (OPN) is a secreted glycoprotein that is detectable in human body fluids. Its increased expression has been found in many malignancies, and a stimulatory effect on human prostate carcinoma cells in vitro has been demonstrated. Plasma OPN levels have been associated with tumor burden and survival in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma. The authors explored these associations in men with hormone-refractory prostate …
Authors
Hotte SJ; Winquist EW; Stitt L; Wilson SM; Chambers AF
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 95, No. 3, pp. 506–512
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
August 2002
DOI
10.1002/cncr.10709
ISSN
1097-0142