1. Osteopontin as a biomarker for osteosarcoma therapy and prognosis
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Xingwen Han, Jingjing He, Wenji Wang, Xun Li, and Lei Jiang
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0301 basic medicine ,Cancer Research ,osteopontin ,Review ,Malignancy ,Metastasis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,stomatognathic system ,osteosarcoma ,medicine ,metastasis ,Osteopontin ,therapy ,biology ,business.industry ,Melanoma ,Cancer ,medicine.disease ,030104 developmental biology ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cancer research ,biology.protein ,Osteosarcoma ,Biomarker (medicine) ,biomarker ,prognosis ,business ,Ovarian cancer - Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common bone malignancy, and is particularly prevalent in children and adolescents. OS is an aggressive tumor with a tendency to metastasize and invade to para-carcinoma tissues. The primary treatment for this tumor is a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. However, the prognosis remains poor due to chemoresistance and early metastasis. Osteopontin (OPN), a multifunctional secreted protein, has emerged as an important potential biomarker for diagnosing and treating cancer. The overexpression of OPN has been found in numerous malignant tumors, including breast, lung, gastric and ovarian cancer, as well as melanoma. Recent studies have suggested that OPN may provide an important function in the diagnosis and treatment of OS. The present review summarizes current knowledge and progress in understanding the potential role of OPN as a biomarker in OS.
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- 2018