Reduction of elevated plasma osteopontin levels with resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Blasberg J, Pass H, Flores R, Donington J. Reduction of elevated plasma osteopontin levels with resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 11019-11019. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.11019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage NSCLC patientsStage NSCLC patientsPlasma osteopontin levelsNSCLC patientsOPN levelsPlasma OPNOsteopontin levelsIndependent cohortElevated Plasma Osteopontin LevelsStage I patientsImpact of surgeryCell lung cancerResectable NSCLC patientsSignificant decreaseNSCLC correlatesFormer smokersI patientsPrognostic significanceValidation cohortLung cancerPatientsMultivariate analysis