Evaluation of alterations in the level of α2-globulin in the serum of 18 patients with prostatic cancer prior to and following cryotherapy of their primary prostatic tumor and the clinical response of these patients disclosed: (1) a progressive increase in the level of α2 -globulin and the incidence of patients with significantly elevated levels of α2-globulin, i.e., > 1.30 g/l00 ml, with a progression of the stage of their malignancy; (2) a decrease in the levels of α2 -globulin in the serum of 14 of 18 (78 %) patients following cryotherapy, and (3) a favorable clinical response in 11 of 14 (79 %) patients with prostatic cancer showing a decrease in α2 -globulin following cryotherapy. While limited to the study of a relatively small patient population, the present results suggest a prognostic potential for α2 -globulin, particularly as applied to stage identification in prostatic cancer. Pending confirmation by evaluation of a larger patient population, it may even provide objective criteria for monitoring the clinical response of an individual following cryotherapy of the prostate.

Keywords:
α2, Globulin, Cryosurgery, Prostatic cancer
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© 1975 S. Karger AG, Basel
1975
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