Serum IgG as a Marker for Opisthorchis viverrini-Associated Cholangiocarcinoma Correlated with HER2 Overexpression.

Attapol TitapunAnchalee TechasenPrakasit Sa-NgiamwiboolPaiboon SithithawornVor LuviraTharatip SrisukApiwat JareanratHasaya DokduangWatcharin LoilomeBandit ThinkhamropNarong Khuntikeo

Published in: International journal of general medicine (2020)

We found a high prevalence of serum IgG for OV-positive CCA patients and a correlation with overexpression of HER2. Moreover, IgG for OV and HER2 expression indicated poor survival of CCA. Therefore, future clinical studies for anti-HER2 treatments should focus on OV-associated CCA.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
cell proliferation
ejection fraction
poor prognosis
transcription factor
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
long non coding rna