Elevated serum P1NP predicts development of bone metastasis and survival in early-stage breast cancer
Dean-Colomb W, Hess KR, Young E, Gornet TG, Handy BC, Moulder SL, Ibrahim N, Pusztai L, Booser D, Valero V, Hortobagyi GN, Esteva FJ. Elevated serum P1NP predicts development of bone metastasis and survival in early-stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 137: 631-636. PMID: 23242617, PMCID: PMC3867793, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2374-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBone metastasesStage IP1NP levelsSerum levelsIL-6Procollagen type I N-terminal propeptideType I N-terminal propeptideCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisEarly-stage breast cancerPoor OS rateSerum P1NP levelsKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival rateHazards regression analysisLower overall survivalBone metastasis developmentBreast cancer metastasisBlood sample collectionN-terminal propeptideAdvanced diseaseOverall survivalOS ratesSerum P1NP