Sex-Specific Survival Advantage with Parathyroid Hormone–Related Protein in Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients

Abstract

In this study, PTHrP expression was associated with a survival advantage in female patients. Additional investigations must be done to ascertain whether the result is reproducible and independent of potential confounding covariates. Sex-dependent effects of PTHrP in lung cancer would open new avenues of research into the role of sex in cancer progression.