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See Latest ArticlesSerum soluble CD44v6 levels in patients with oral and maxillofacial malignancy
Oral Diseases , 07/01/09
Chang SM et al. - In a trial to determine the levels of serum sCD44v6 in pts with oral cancer and evaluate the value of serum sCD44v6 in adjuvant diagnosis, staging, and monitoring treatment response in these pts, it was concluded that the possible roles of CD44v6 in diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial malignancy deserve further elucidation and evaluation. Serum sCD44v6 may be a valuable marker in monitoring treatment response in pts with OSCC.
Methods- 112 hospitalized pts with oral and maxillofacial malignancy and 28 healthy individuals were examined for serum sCD44v6 levels.
- Venous blood was collected from pts and healthy individuals.
- 1 wk after treatment, venous blood was collected once again in 60 pts with oral and maxillofacial squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
- The sCD44v6 concentration was not significantly different between pts with oral and maxillofacial malignancy and control group.
- Levels of serum sCD44v6 in pts with OSCC and salivary carcinoma showed no difference with those in control group.
- sCD44v6 level in pts with stage III and IV disease was higher than that of pts with stage I and II and that of the control group, but the difference was not significant.
- Serum sCD44v6 levels in pts with OSCC after treatment became lower than that prevailed during pretreatment.
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