Chemotherapy increases caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 in the serum of breast cancer patients

Ulukaya E., Karaagac E., ARI F., ORAL A. Y., BALABAN ADIM Ş., Tokullugil A. H., ...More

RADIOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, vol.45, no.2, pp.116-122, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.2478/v10019-011-0006-7
  • Journal Name: RADIOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.116-122
  • Keywords: apoptosis, chemotherapy, M30, response to chemotherapy, breast cancer, CELL-DEATH, LUNG-CANCER, PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY, APOPTOTIC MARKERS, BIOMARKERS, CARCINOMAS, PRODUCT, PREDICT, UPDATE, AGENTS
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Apoptosis is thought to be induced by chemotherapy in cancer patients. Therefore, the measurement of its amplitude may be a useful tool to predict the effectiveness of cancer treatment sooner than conventional methods do.