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    Pleural fluid osteopontin, vascular endothelial growth factor, and urokinase-type plasminogen activator levels as predictors of pleurodesis outcome and prognosticators in patients with malignant pleural effusion: a prospective cohort study

    Rapidly growing cancer cells secrete growth-promoting polypeptides and have increased proteolytic activity, contributing to tumor progression and metastasis. Their presentation in malignant pleural effusion (M...

    Li-Han Hsu, Pei-Chi Hsu, Tien-Ling Liao, An-Chen Feng, Nei-Min Chu in BMC Cancer (2016)