Diagnostic role of circulating extracellular matrix-related proteins in non-small cell lung cancer.

Francesca AndrianiElena LandoniMavis MensahFederica FacchinettiRosalba MiceliElda TagliabueMarta GiussaniMaurizio CallariLoris De CeccoMario Paolo ColomboLuca RozUgo PastorinoGabriella Sozzi

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

Soluble factors related to proficient tumor-stroma cross-talk are detectable in plasma of primary lung cancer patients and may represent a valuable complementary diagnostic tool to discriminate lung cancer patients from healthy heavy-smokers individuals as shown for the SPARC protein.

Keyphrases

extracellular matrix
smoking cessation
protein protein
amino acid
small molecule
binding protein