Increased levels of versican and insulin-like growth factor 1 in peritumoral mammary adipose tissue are related to aggressiveness in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

• Main Authors: Paola Mirra (Author), Alessia Parascandolo (Author), Graziella Marino (Author), Federica D'Alterio (Author), Lorenza Zinna (Author), Antonella Desiderio (Author), Giuseppe Patitucci (Author), Giulia Anna Carmen Vita (Author), Valentina Condelli (Author), Sabino Russi (Author), Francesco D'Andrea (Author), Francesco Beguinot (Author), Claudia Miele (Author), Pietro Formisano (Author), Vittoria D'Esposito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The adipose tissue (AT) surrounding breast cancer (BC) plays a pivotal role in cancer progression and represents an optimal source for new biomarker discovery. The aim of this work was to investigate whether specific AT factors may have prognostic value in estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) B...