title: Angiogenic factors as tumor markers.
abstract: The process of angiogenesis plays a critical role in tumor growth and metastasis. Recently, there has been much interest in the possible use of angiogenic growth factors as tumor markers. This paper will review the results thus far of attempts at measuring various angiogenic factors in bodily fluids. In the future, angiogenic factors will most likely be useful as a monitor of therapy and/or a predictor of outcome after cancer has been diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D016207:Cytokines; D019040:E-Selectin; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D008222:Lymphokines; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors