Clinical significance of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor expression in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer: immunohistochemical analysis
Chang Youl Lee, Jeong Hee Jeon, Hyung Jung Kim, Dong Hwan Shin, Tae Woong Roh, Chul Min Ahn, Yoon Soo Chang
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(3):116-120. Published online September 20, 2008
Background/AimsThe insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system has been implicated in tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis. However, reports on the IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) based on radioimmunoassays are conflicting, and its prognostic implications in non-small-cell lung cancer (..
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