title: The expression of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor in human bladder cancer.
abstract: Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF) is an angiogenic factor and in some studies PD-ECGF/dTdRPase expression levels in several kind of cancers were higher than in their surrounding normal tissues. In this study, we evaluated PD-ECGF/dTdRPase expression in bladder cancer by an immunohistological method and determined whether it correlated with tumor stage, grade and recurrence. PD-ECGF/dTdRPase expression was correlated with tumor grade and stage. Furthermore, among the superficial tumors, PD-ECGF/dTdRPase expression was correlated with a recurrence-free rate and thus it might be a prognostic factor for the recurrence of superficial bladder cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nagasaki University, School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sawase
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanetake
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013939:Thymidine Phosphorylase / Q000378:metabolism*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D013939:Thymidine Phosphorylase