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Development of a Human Preclinical Model of Osteoclastogenesis from Peripheral Blood Monocytes Co-cultured with Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Published on: September 13, 2017
Biochemical markers of bone metabolism in breast cancer
N V Lyubimova1, G V Kozharskaya, S M Portnoi
1N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia, biochimia@mtu-net.ru.
Abstract:
The relationship between biochemical markers of bone resorption (C-terminal telopeptide, deoxypyridinoline, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b) and osteosynthesis (bone alkaline phosphatase) and clinical manifestations of bone metastases were studied in 239 patients with breast cancer with and without signs of bone involvement. High levels of C-terminal telopeptide and bone alkaline phosphatase were associated with poor prognosis: more severe skeletal complications and lesser survival values. These biochemical markers can be used for prognosis and optimization of therapy for bone metastases in patients with breast cancer.
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