Prognostic significance of serum osteopontin levels in small cell lung cancer

Abstract Background Osteopontin (OPN) is closely related to tumor occurrence and metastasis. This study explored the clinical value of serum OPN levels in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients. Methods The ELISA method was used to determine the OPN level of 96 SCLC patients before and after first-l...

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Main Authors: Chunhua Xu, Qi Yuan, Wei Wang, Chuanzhen Chi, Qian Zhang, Li Li, Rusong Yang, Yuchao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01242-3