Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1–Related Biomarkers and Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer

Abstract

Experimental and epidemiologic evidence supports the role of circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels with the risk of prostate cancer. Most circulating IGF-1 is bound to specific binding proteins, and only about 5% circulates in a free form. We explored the relation of free IGF-1 and other components of the IGF system with lethal prostate cancer.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 15, 2021
Source ID
10.1093/jncics/pkab091

Entities

People

  • Chaoran Ma
  • Kathryn L. Penney
  • Kathryn M. Wilson
  • Lorelei A. Mucci
  • Meir J. Stampfer
  • Michael Pollak
  • Ye Wang

Organizations

  • Harvard Medical School
  • Harvard University
  • McGill University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Oncology (Cancer Research).
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