Serum levels of the C-terminal pro-peptide of type V collagen have prognostic potential and are associated with a normal subtype of desmoplasia in a retrospective cohort of patients with esophagogastric cancer
Benthe H. Doeve, Neel I. Nissen, Vera Weeda, Mark P. G. Dings, Sybren L. Meijer, Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven, Maarten F. Bijlsma, Nicholas Willumsen · 2026
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Benthe H. Doeve and co-authors present their 2026 study of blood markers tied to the scar-like tissue around stomach and food pipe cancers. One marker, a building piece of type V collagen, is the focus.
Eleven stromal markers were measured in stored blood from 78 patients and 11 healthy people. The type V collagen piece ran high in patients, and high levels tied to survival patterns and to a normal form of tumor scarring. Tumor gene data from matched biopsies and a second group of 100 biopsies backed the link. A blood test of this kind could one day help sort patients by outlook.
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| CREATOR | Benthe H. Doeve, Neel I. Nissen, Vera Weeda, Mark P. G. Dings, Sybren L. Meijer, Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven, Maarten F. Bijlsma, Nicholas Willumsen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36068 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |