INSULIN-LIKE I AND II GROWTH FACTORS IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS’ SERUM
Insulin-like growth factors I and II (IGF-I and IGF-II) were measured by ELISA techniques in blood serum of 79 primary breast cancer patients and 16 control practically healthy women. No associations were found between IGF-I and IGF-II serum levels and TNM criteria of breast cancer. The differences were shown between serum IGFs levels depending on reproductive and ER, PR, Her-2/neu status of breast cancer patients.