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ArticleLung cancer management2017

The prognostic value of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage levels of adiponectin in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.

Paraskevi Boura, Dimitra Grapsa, Stylianos Loukides, Maria Angelidou, Konstantina Tsakanika, Nikolaos Syrigos, Ioannis Gkiozos

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Paraskevi BouraOncology Unit GPP, 'Sotiria' General Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Dimitra GrapsaOncology Unit GPP, 'Sotiria' General Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Stylianos LoukidesOncology Unit GPP, 'Sotiria' General Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Maria Angelidou3rd Pulmonary Department, Sismanoglio General Hospital, 15126, Athens, Greece.
Konstantina TsakanikaFlow Cytometry Unit, Sismanoglio General Hospital,15126, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos SyrigosOncology Unit GPP, 'Sotiria' General Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis GkiozosOncology Unit GPP, 'Sotiria' General Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Sotiria General Hospital · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSismanoglio General Hospital · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimWe aimed to explore the prognostic implications of adiponectin (APN) levels in the serum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of patients with advanced NSCLC. MATERIALS &

methods29 newly diagnosed patients with stage IV NSCLC were prospectively enrolled. Baseline serum and BAL levels of APN were assayed by ELISA and correlated with various clinicopathological parameters, including overall survival.

resultsNo statistically significant correlations were observed between the serum or BAL levels of APN and the clinicopathological parameters evaluated. The only prognostic factor identified, both by univariate and multivariate survival analyses, was performance status.

conclusionThe results of our cohort failed to reveal any prognostic significance of serum and BAL levels of APN in stage IV NSCLC.

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adiponectinbronchoalveolar lavageNSCLCserum

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