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SUBMITTER: Schwameis R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5028736 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schwameis Richard R Grimm Christoph C Brodowicz Thomas T Petru Edgar E Hefler-Frischmuth Katrin K Staudigl Christine C Reinthaller Alexander A Heinze Georg G Polterauer Stephan S Polterauer Mariella M
Scientific reports 20160920
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is an established marker for proliferative/apoptotic balance and has been associated with cancer risk and prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of pre-treatment GGT serum levels as prognostic biomarker in patients with primary uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS). Data of women with ULMS were extracted from a multi-center database. Pre-treatment GGT serum levels were measured and patients assigned to predefined GGT risk groups. GGT values were correl ...[more]