Browse Lab Results > 2005-0008

Site: Pancreas

Inclusion Criteria:

• No History of Pancreatic Cancer
• No Rare Cancers in Controls
• Pre-Diagnostic Serum Available (Perfect for Controls)
• Pre-Diagnostic Serum within 3 years of Dx for Cases
• No Endocrine Pancreatic Cancers

Matching Factors:

• Gender
• Age at Serum Collection (5 year intervals)
• Calendar Year of Serum Collection
• Study Year of Serum Collection

Match Ratio: 4 to 1

Match Technique: Frequency matching only non-cases as controls.

Analytes:

• Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
• Cancer Antigen 19-9
• Cancer Antigen 72-4
• Carcinoembryonic antigen
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone
• Growth Hormone
• Osteocalcin
• Osteopontin
• Osteoprotegerin
• Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1

Number of Cases: 135

Number of Controls: 540

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