Clinical significance of level of serum transforming growth factor-? in colorectal cancer / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the level of serum transforming growth factor ?(TGF ?) in patients with colorectal cancer and study its clinical significance. Methods Serum TGF ? was measured with radioimmunoassay in 54 patients with colorectal cancer and 25 healthy subjects,compared with 42 patients with colorectal cancer before and after the operation. Results The levels of serum TGF ? were significantly higher in patients with colorectal cancer than those in healthy controls(P