Vitamin K: A potential Liver Cancer treatment way

<p>A review on different vitamin K1-3 effects on hepatocellular cancer and their tumour cell biology mechanism indicate possible synergistic treatment strategies. Monitoring of dysfunctional carboxylation of the vitamin K dependent coagulation factor II, with the commercial ELISA test PIVKA-II...

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Main Authors: Sofi a Dahlberg (Author), Ulf Schött (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Archives of Hepatitis Research - Peertechz Publications, 2017-09-26.
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Summary:<p>A review on different vitamin K1-3 effects on hepatocellular cancer and their tumour cell biology mechanism indicate possible synergistic treatment strategies. Monitoring of dysfunctional carboxylation of the vitamin K dependent coagulation factor II, with the commercial ELISA test PIVKA-II has been used as a hepatocellular cancer marker. Its relevance is also reviewed. Currently the PIVKA-II test has been withdrawn due to marketing reasons by Stago.</p>
DOI:10.17352/ahr.000017