1991
Effect of obesity on plasma insulin-like growth factor-I in cancer patients.
Colletti RB, Copeland KC, Devlin JT, Roberts JD, McAuliffe TL. Effect of obesity on plasma insulin-like growth factor-I in cancer patients. International Journal Of Obesity 1991, 15: 523-7. PMID: 1938095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidarm muscle areaTriceps skinfold thicknessIndices of adiposityCancer patientsPlasma IGFNutritional statusPlasma insulin-like growth factor IScreening testPlasma insulin-like growth factorPlasma IGF-I concentrationsInsulin-like growth factor IInsulin-like growth factorUtility of IGFPercent of patientsEffect of obesityBody mass indexIGF-I concentrationsUseful screening testGrowth factor IGender-specific fashionLog IGFMass indexAnthropometric measurementsSkinfold thicknessBody weight
1989
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