Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response

Ewa Wojcik, Jan Kanty Kulpa Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Cracow, Poland Abstract: Lung cancer belongs to malignant tumors that possess the highest rates of morbidity and mortality in the world. A number of morp...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ea2d2ea8ebc541d28130334646b8eb472021-12-02T06:08:01ZPro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response1179-2728https://doaj.org/article/ea2d2ea8ebc541d28130334646b8eb472017-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/pro-gastrin-releasing-peptide-progrp-as-a-biomarker-in-small-cell-lung-peer-reviewed-article-LCTThttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-2728Ewa Wojcik, Jan Kanty Kulpa Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Cracow, Poland Abstract: Lung cancer belongs to malignant tumors that possess the highest rates of morbidity and mortality in the world. A number of morphological, biological and clinical features justify the distinction of small-cell carcinoma with respect to the other histological types of lung cancer. The predominant neuroendocrine phenotype is critical for the selection of biomarkers used in diagnostics, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response; early onset relapses in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and the evaluation of their prognosis. Although for a long time the neuron-specific enolase (NSE) was considered to be the marker of choice for this tumor, it is now increasingly important to pay attention to concentrations of pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP). The results of this marker have been implicated in the differential diagnosis of non-small lung cancer and SCLC, chemotherapy and radiotherapy monitoring as well as evaluation of treatment response. The subject of this series of studies is to determine the usefulness of ProGRP in the evaluation of patients’ prognosis and its predictive value. The current aim for the optimization of the effectiveness of biochemical diagnostics of SCLC is recommended by complementary ProGRP and NSE studies. The present work is a summary of the latest reports regarding diagnostic utility of these markers in SCLC. Keywords: small-cell lung cancer, tumor markers, predictive and prognostic valuesWojcik EKulpa JKDove Medical Pressarticlesmall-cell lung cancertumor markerspredictive and prognostic valuesNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENLung Cancer: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 8, Pp 231-240 (2017)
institution DOAJ
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topic small-cell lung cancer
tumor markers
predictive and prognostic values
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle small-cell lung cancer
tumor markers
predictive and prognostic values
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Wojcik E
Kulpa JK
Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response
description Ewa Wojcik, Jan Kanty Kulpa Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Cracow, Poland Abstract: Lung cancer belongs to malignant tumors that possess the highest rates of morbidity and mortality in the world. A number of morphological, biological and clinical features justify the distinction of small-cell carcinoma with respect to the other histological types of lung cancer. The predominant neuroendocrine phenotype is critical for the selection of biomarkers used in diagnostics, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response; early onset relapses in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and the evaluation of their prognosis. Although for a long time the neuron-specific enolase (NSE) was considered to be the marker of choice for this tumor, it is now increasingly important to pay attention to concentrations of pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP). The results of this marker have been implicated in the differential diagnosis of non-small lung cancer and SCLC, chemotherapy and radiotherapy monitoring as well as evaluation of treatment response. The subject of this series of studies is to determine the usefulness of ProGRP in the evaluation of patients’ prognosis and its predictive value. The current aim for the optimization of the effectiveness of biochemical diagnostics of SCLC is recommended by complementary ProGRP and NSE studies. The present work is a summary of the latest reports regarding diagnostic utility of these markers in SCLC. Keywords: small-cell lung cancer, tumor markers, predictive and prognostic values
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author Wojcik E
Kulpa JK
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Kulpa JK
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title Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response
title_short Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response
title_full Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response
title_fullStr Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response
title_full_unstemmed Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response
title_sort pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (progrp) as a biomarker in small-cell lung cancer diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of treatment response
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/ea2d2ea8ebc541d28130334646b8eb47
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