Abstract:BackgroudOsteopontin (OPN) is involved in the development and metastasis of a variety of tumors. This study explored serum OPN levels in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and compared them with healthy controls.MethodsThe OPN levels of 96 patients with SCLC before and after first-line chemotherapy were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and compared with 60 healthy controls.ResultsThe pre-treatment serum OPN levels of patients with SCLC were higher than those of healthy controls (P… Show more
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