Tie-2, G-CSF, and leptin as promising diagnostic biomarkers for endometrial cancer : a pilot study

Roškar, Luka (author), Klančič, Teja (author), Knific, Tamara (author), Lanišnik-Rižner, Tea (author), Smrkolj, Špela (author)

Preoperative determination of the extent of endometrial cancer (EC) would avoid the complications associated with radical surgery. Screening of patients' plasma biomarkers might enable a more precise diagnosis of EC and a tailored treatment approach. This prospective case-control monocentric pilot study included 76 postmenopausal women (38 endometrioid EC patients and 38 control patients with benign gynecological conditions), and 37 angiogenic factors (AFs) were investigated as potential biomarkers for EC. AF concentrations in preoperative plasma samples were measured using Luminex xMAP$^{TM}$ multiplexing technology. The plasma levels of sTie-2 and G-CSF were significantly lower in EC compared to control patients, whereas the plasma levels of leptin were significantly higher in EC patients. Neuropilin-1 plasma levels were significantly higher in patients with type 2 EC (grade 3) compared to patients with lower grade cancer or controls. Follistatin levels were significantly higher in patients with lymphovascular invasion, and IL-8 plasma levels were significantly higher in patients with metastases. If validated, the plasma concentrations of the indicated AFs could represent an important additional diagnostic tool for the early detection and characterization of EC. This could guide the decision-making on the extent of surgery. Further studies with larger patient numbers are currently ongoing.

• Language: English
• Keywords: endometrial cancer, angiogenesis, biomarkers, angiogenic factors, Tie-2, G-CSF, leptin
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: MF - Faculty of Medicine
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: 11 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 10, iss. 4, art. 765
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134844
• UDC: 616-006
• ISSN on article: 2077-0383
• DOI: 10.3390/jcm10040765
• COBISS.SI-ID: 51545347
• Publication date in RUL: 04.02.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Journal of clinical medicine
• Shortened title: J. clin. med.
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2077-0383
• COBISS.SI-ID: 5405759

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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• Licensing start date: 15.02.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: rak endometrija, angiogeneza, biomarkerji