Serum Hepcidin and GDF-15 levels as prognostic markers in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract and renal cell carcinoma

Serum Hepcidin and GDF-15 levels as prognostic markers in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract and renal cell carcinoma

Abstract Background Cancer is a life-threatening disease that causes every fourth death. It is often hard to determine the time point of progression. Therefore, biomarkers for cancer entities that indicate disease progression or aggressiveness and thereby guide therapeutic decisions are required. Un...

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Main Authors: Lisa Traeger, Ines Ellermann, Helene Wiethoff, Janina Ihbe, Inka Gallitz, Maria Eveslage, Rudolf Moritz, Edwin Herrmann, Andres Jan Schrader, Andrea U. Steinbicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Hepcidin
GDF-15
Prognostic markers
Urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract
Renal cell carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5278-0

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