Table 2

Complete list of biomarkers tested

Biomarker category
Individual biomarkers

Cancer antigens/oncogenes
α-Fetoprotein, CA 125, CA 19-9, CA 15-3, CA 72-4, carcinoembryonic antigen
Cytokines/chemokines/receptors
Eotaxin, fractalkine, granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor, IFNγ, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-1β, IL-1Rα, IL-2, IL-2R, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-6R, IL-7, IL-8, IP-10, migration inhibitory factor, MIP-1β, soluble CD40L, TNFα, TNF-R1, TNF-R2
Growth/angiogenic factors
Epidermal growth factor receptor, ErbB2, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1, transforming growth factor alpha
Proteases
Kallikrein 10, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-9
Hormones
Adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, growth hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone
Adipokines
Adiponectin
Apoptosis-related molecules
Cyfra 21-1, DR5, soluble Fas, soluble Fas ligand
Metastasis-related molecules
Myeloperoxidase, tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor 1
Adhesion molecules
Soluble intracellular adhesion molecule 1, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
Other proteins
HE4, mesothelin

Nolen et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R45   doi:10.1186/bcr2096