OriginalValor pronóstico de la expresión del factor de crecimiento endotelial vascular A y del factor inducible por la hipoxia 1α en pacientes operados de cáncer de pulmón no microcíticoPrognostic value of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor A and hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha in patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer

Background and objective Studies suggest that hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) expression favours expression of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) involving cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis in different cancers including lung cancer. We investigated the correlation of HIF-1α and VEGF-A with clinicopathologic parameters and clinical outcomes in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer patients.