Role of platelets in cancer and cancer-associated thrombosis: Experimental and clinical evidences

S Mezouar, C Frère, R Darbousset, D Mege… - Thrombosis research, 2016 - Elsevier
The primary hemostatic function of platelets has been recognized for more than a century,
but increasing experimental and clinical evidences suggest that platelets are also important …

The role of platelets in venous thromboembolism

S Montoro-García, M Schindewolf… - … in thrombosis and …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Multiple factors contribute to the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Platelets have
attracted much interest in arterial cardiovascular disease, whereas their role in VTE has …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic impact of the mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio in terms of survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

N Inagaki, K Kibata, T Tamaki, T Shimizu, S Nomura - Lung cancer, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a platelet volume index. Classically, MPV was
recognized as a hallmark of platelet activation. Recent studies have revealed that the MPV …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic significance of preoperative mean platelet volume in resected non-small‑cell lung cancer

S Kumagai, J Tokuno, Y Ueda… - Molecular and …, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
An increased mean platelet volume (MPV) is an early marker of platelet activation. MPV was
also shown to be associated with the pathophysiological characteristics of various types of …

Association of mean platelet volume with risk of venous thromboembolism and mortality in patients with cancer

J Riedl, A Kaider, EM Reitter, C Marosi… - Thrombosis and …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent complication in cancer patients. Mean platelet
volume (MPV) has been associated with arterial and venous thrombosis in patients without …

[HTML][HTML] Mean platelet volume: an overlooked herald of malignant thyroid nodules

M Sit, G Aktas, B Ozer, MZ Kocak, E Erkus… - Acta Clinica …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Physicians and surgeons pay much attention to evaluating thyroid nodules due to the
malignant potential of these growths. Inflammation has a crucial role in the development of …

Pre-treatment mean platelet volume associates with worse clinicopathologic features and prognosis of patients with invasive breast cancer

M Gu, Z Zhai, L Huang, W Zheng, Y Zhou, R Zhu… - Breast cancer, 2016 - Springer
Background Mean platelet volume (MPV) is one of the four platelet parameters (platelet
count, MPV, platelet distribution width and plateletcrit), which indicates the activation of …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic value of combination of preoperative platelet count and mean platelet volume in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer

L Gao, H Zhang, B Zhang, L Zhang, C Wang - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic value of the combination of
preoperative platelet count (PLT) and mean platelet volume (MPV) in patients with primary …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between inflammatory and biological markers and lung cancer

F Şahin, AF Aslan - Journal of clinical medicine, 2018 - mdpi.com
We seek to define inflammatory markers, lipid and protein profiles that may aid in
distinguishing lung cancer cases from those who are healthy and to determine the …

Role of increased mean platelet volume (MPV) and decreased MPV/platelet count ratio as poor prognostic factors in lung cancer

M Omar, O Tanriverdi, S Cokmert… - The clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives In this study, they investigated whether mean thrombocyte volume (MPV) and
MPV/platelet count ratio have a prognostic significance in advanced NSCLC or not. Methods …