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Phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (pIGF1R) is a poor prognostic factor in brain metastases from lung adenocarcinomas.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Oct 2013
Wu Pei-Fang, Huang Wen-Chang, Yang James Chih-Hsin, Lu Yen-Shen, Shih Jin-Yuan, Wu Shang-Gin, Lin Ching-Hung, Cheng Ann-Lii
Abstract excerpt
A greater understanding of brain metastases is imperative for developing novel therapeutic strategies. Our previous study showed that insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling pathway was activated in brain-tropic cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the clinical relevance of activated (phosphorylated) IGF-1 receptor (pIGF1R) expression in brain metastases originating from lung adenocarcinomas. All...
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