Published July 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Clinical value of serum level of insulin-like growth factor-1 diagnosis and treatment for gastric and colorectal cancer

  • 1. Dept of Surgery, the First Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou (China)

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Objective: To explore the clinical value of the serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in patients with gastric and colorectal cancer. Methods: IGF-1 was measured by radio-immunoassay in 26 untreated patients and 20 treated patients with gastric and colorectal cancer in 26 healthy subjects and 20 patients with benign gastrointestinal diseases respectively. CEA and CA199 were measured by chemiluminescence immunoassay. One-way analysis of variance and ROC curve analysis were used with SPSS statistical package for windows version 16. Results: Serum IGF-1 level in the untreated malignant group was (587.38±385.25) ng/ml and was significantly higher than those in the treatment group and the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Serum levels of IGF-1 can be used as an indicator for early diagnosis and follow-up for gastric and colorectal cancer. (authors)

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Journal Title
Journal of Soochow University. Medical Science Edition
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 642-644
ISSN
1673-0399

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