Urinary VEGF and MMP Levels As Predictive Markers of 1-Year Progression-Free Survival in Cancer Patients Treated With Radiation Therapy: A Longitudinal Study of Protein Kinetics Throughout Tumor Progression and Therapy

Abstract

This small exploratory study suggests that the angiogenic urinary trends of VEGF and MMPs may be useful predictive markers for progression-free survival in cancer patients after the completion of radiotherapy.