Vascular endothelial growth factor-C expression as a biomarker of poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis

T Tullavardhana, P Akranurakkul… - Oncology Research …, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) is involved in the development
and progression of tumor angio-/lymphangiogenesis. The purpose of this study is to …

Clinical significance of VEGF-A,-C and-D expression in esophageal malignancies

A Kleespies, CJ Bruns, KW Jauch - Oncology Research and Treatment, 2005 - karger.com
Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF)-A,-C and-D are members of the proangiogenic
VEGF family of glycoproteins. VEGF-A is known to be the most important angiogenic factor …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular endothelial growth factor and microvascular density in esophageal and gastric carcinomas

JR Du, Y Jiang, YM Zhang, H Fu - World journal of …, 2003 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To observe the relationship between the expression of vascular endothelial growth
factor (VEGF), microvascular density (MVD) and the pathological characteristics of …

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors (Flt-1 and Flk-1) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

H Kato, M Yoshikawa, T Miyazaki, M Nakajima… - Anticancer …, 2002 - europepmc.org
Background To clarify the clinical significance of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
and its receptors, VEGFR-1 (Flt-1) and VEGFR-2 (Flk-1), in esophageal cancers, we …

VEGF-C expression correlates with histological differentiation and metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

T Noguchi, S Takeno, T Shibata… - Oncology …, 2002 - spandidos-publications.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) is known to act in lymphangiogenesis.
Recent reports suggest VEGF-C plays a role in the spread of several cancers to the lymph …

Vascular endothelial growth factor in esophageal cancer

A Kleespies, M Guba, KW Jauch… - Journal of surgical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a crucial role in angiogenesis of many solid
malignancies. The influence of angiogenesis and VEGF expression on progression and …

In oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma vascular endothelial growth factor is associated with p53 mutation, advanced stage and poor prognosis

S Uchida, Y Shimada, G Watanabe, H Tanaka… - British journal of …, 1998 - nature.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) affects malignant tumours by promoting
angiogenesis. The tumour-suppressor gene p53 has been thought to regulate VEGF. We …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical prognostic values of vascular endothelial growth factor, microvessel density, and p53 expression in esophageal carcinomas.

MJ Ahn, SJ Jang, YW Park, JH Choi… - Journal of Korean …, 2002 - synapse.koreamed.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to play a key role in tumor
angiogenesis. The tumor-suppressor gene p53 has been thought to regulate VEGF. We …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) in esophageal cancer correlates with lymph node metastasis and poor patient prognosis

T Tanaka, H Ishiguro, Y Kuwabara, M Kimura… - Journal of Experimental …, 2010 - Springer
Background The diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in esophageal cancer by the presence
and number of metastatic lymph nodes is an extremely important prognostic factor. In …

The overexpression of VEGF in esophageal cancer is associated with a more advanced TMN stage: A meta-analysis

XL Xu, ZQ Ling, W Chen, YP Xu… - Cancer Biomarkers, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to quantitatively assess the impact of VEGF
overexpression on prognosis in patients with esophageal cancer (EC). Methods: A meta …