Table 3:
Circulating protein levels of the insulin/IGF system in ovarian cancer.
Insulin/IGF components
No. of patients
Modulation
Reference
IGFBP-2
20 EOC
↑
[
49
]
IGF-I
58 EOC
↓
[
53
]
IGF-I
24 EOC
↓
[
52
]
IGF-I
59 EOC
↓
[
54
]
IGF-I
9 EOC
↓
[
55
]
IGF-I
132 EOC (<55 yrs.)
↑
[
56
]
IGF-I
214 EOC (<55 yrs.)
↑
[
57
]
IGF-I, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3
222 EOC
↔
[
58
]
EOC: epithelial ovarian cancer.