Defining the Prognostic Value for Galectin-3 in Cutaneous Melanoma

Liu FT Rabinovich GA : Galectins as modulators of tumour progression. Nat Rev Cancer 2005; 5: 29–41.

Califice S Castronovo V Van Den Brule F : Galectin-3 and cancer. Int J Oncol 2004; 25: 983–992.

Prieto VG Mourad-Zeidan AA Melnikova V : Galectin-3 expression is associated with tumor progression and pattern of sun exposure in melanoma. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 12: 6709–6715.

Vereecken P Heenen M : Serum galectin-3 in advanced melanoma patients: A hypothesis on a possible role in melanoma progression and inflammation. J Int Med Res 2006; 34: 119–120.

Vereecken P Debray C Petein M : Expression of galectin-3 in primary and metastatic melanoma: Immunohistochemical studies on human lesions and nude mice xenograft tumors. Arch Dermatol Res 2005; 296: 353–358.

Vereecken P Boudjeltia K Zouaoui Debray C : High serum galectin-3 in advanced melanoma: Preliminary results. Clin Exp Dermatol 2006; 31: 105–109.