Preoperative plasma levels of transforming growth factor beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) strongly predict progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.
Shariat S, Shalev M, Menesses-Diaz A, Kim I, Kattan M, Wheeler T, Slawin K. Preoperative plasma levels of transforming growth factor beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) strongly predict progression in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2001, 19: 2856-64. PMID: 11387358, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2001.19.11.2856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer metastaticPlasma TGFPreoperative plasma levelsRegional lymph nodesRadical prostatectomyCancer metastaticPSA progressionLymph nodesGleason sumPlasma levelsGrowth factorLocal-only failureOccult metastatic diseasePathologic Gleason sumPostoperative multivariate analysisOrgan-confined diseaseSurgical margin statusLymph node metastasisBiopsy Gleason sumRadical prostatectomy patientsProstate cancer invasionMetastatic diseaseBone metastasesConsecutive patientsMargin status