SERUM LEVELS OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR AS A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN BLADDER CANCER

Abstract

Although vascular endothelial growth factor did not remain an independent prognostic factor on multivariate analysis, our data indicate that the level of vascular endothelial growth factor may be a valuable angiogenic marker for identifying metastatic bladder cancer. It may be used as a new predictor of disease.