Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a new soluble biomarker for malignant pleural mesothelioma involved in angiogenesis

Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive cancer related to asbestos exposure. The discovery of soluble biomarkers with diagnostic/prognostic and/or therapeutic properties would improve therapeutic care of MPM patients. Currently, soluble biomarkers described present wea...

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Main Authors: Patrick Smeele, Sènan Mickaël d’Almeida, Clément Meiller, Anne-Laure Chéné, Charly Liddell, Laurent Cellerin, François Montagne, Sophie Deshayes, Sarah Benziane, Marie-Christine Copin, Paul Hofman, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, Henri Porte, Arnaud Scherpereel, Marc Grégoire, Didier Jean, Christophe Blanquart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12943-018-0891-0