Effect of tamoxifen on plasma insulin-like growth factor I in patients with breast cancer.
Colletti RB, Roberts JD, Devlin JT, Copeland KC. Effect of tamoxifen on plasma insulin-like growth factor I in patients with breast cancer. Cancer Research 1989, 49: 1882-4. PMID: 2924327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor IBreast cancer patientsGrowth factor ICancer patientsPlasma IGFBreast cancerAmbulatory breast cancer patientsPlasma insulin-like growth factor IFactor IPlasma IGF-I concentrationsPlasma IGF-I levelsAntiestrogen agent tamoxifenRecent weight lossIGF-I levelsEffect of tamoxifenIGF-I concentrationsHuman breast cancer cellsSuppression of IGFGrowth hormone-dependent peptideBreast cancer cellsMetastatic diseasePlasma concentrationsPatientsTamoxifenNutritional status