Table 1. Weighted average VEGF of all cancer studies.
| n * | Serum (pg ml−1) | s.d. | n | Plasma (pg ml−1) | s.d. | n | Whole blood (pg ml−1) | s.d. | n | Tumour cytosol (pg mg−1 protein) | s.d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast cancer | ||||||||||||
| Healthy | 371 (6) | 119 | 83 | 75 (2) | 28 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cancer | 883 (11) | 222 | 101 | 168 (2) | 85 | 105 | NA | NA | NA | 1797 (7) | 329 | 159 |
| Prostate cancer | ||||||||||||
| Healthy | 29 (2) | 129 | 70 | 540 (3) | 47 | 8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cancer | 104 (4) | 281 | 74 | 771 (6) | 87 | 153 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Colorectal cancer | ||||||||||||
| Healthy | 390 (6) | 193 | 55 | 147 (4) | 35 | 40 | 24 (1) | 506 | NA | 115 (2) | 62 | 31 |
| Cancer | 931 (9) | 363 | 115 | 553 (5) | 46 | 36 | 75 (2) | 630 | 48 | 119 (3) | 612 | 366 |
| Other cancers | ||||||||||||
| Healthy | 290 (7) | 238 | 91 | 33 (2) | 19 | 8 | 69 (2) | 299 | 1 | NA | NA | NA |
| Cancer | 901 (13) | 399 | 137 | 87 (3) | 104 | 27 | 56 (2) | 533 | 252 | NA | NA | NA |
| All cancers | ||||||||||||
| Healthy | 1080 (21) | 173 | 90 | 825 (12) | 42 | 20 | 93 (3) | 352 | 91 | 115 (2) | 62 | 31 |
| Cancer | 2833 (37) | 328 | 139 | 1579 (16) | 74 | 116 | 131 (4) | 589 | 175 | 1916 (10) | 334 | 184 |
*Total number of patients (number of papers).
Abbreviation: VEGF=vascular endothelial growth factor.