EPO, erythropoietin, 2056

N. diseases: 646; N. variants: 11
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Since their initial identification from an erythropoietin producing hepatocellular (Eph) carcinoma cell line in 1987, Eph/ephrin signaling has been a matter of intensive investigation for their plausible role in cancer. 22814609 2012
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Erythropoietin in cancer: an update. 18781955 2008
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE The recognition that erythropoietin receptors (EPORs) are expressed outside the erythroid lineage and concerns that erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) may cause tumors to grow and increase the risk of venous thromboembolism have resulted in substantially fewer cancer patients receiving ESA therapy to manage myelosuppressive chemotherapy. 30622244 2019
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Elevated expression of the erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular receptor A2 (EPHA2) receptor tyrosine kinase, a transmembrane protein, is associated with poor prognosis of certain cancer types when the enzyme is dephosphorylated. 31704854 2019
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Erythropoietin (Epo) is used for the treatment of cancer‑associated anaemia. 30483799 2019
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE While erythropoietin (EPO) regulates erythropoiesis, the erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) has been identified in many non‑hematopoietic cells, including cancer. 31322257 2019
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE In addition, emerging evidence indicates that erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular A4 (EphA4) is implicated in cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. 28795314 2018
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Originally characterized as a growth factor for erythrocytes, erythropoietin (EPO) is used to treat anemia and fatigue in cancer patients receiving radiation therapy and chemotherapy. 15856028 2005
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Recent evidence suggested that Epo may adversely affect the survival of selected cancer patients by promoting tumor growth, inhibition of apoptosis, and induction of migration. 19536148 2010
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Aberrant expression of erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular carcinoma cell (EPH) receptors has been reported in a variety of human cancer types. 25331796 2015
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 GeneticVariation group BEFREE This is an important observation, because recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) is employed in cancer patients to treat anemia related to chemo/radiotherapy. 26412593 2015
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE The biosimilar literature review suggested that biosimilars of epoetin alfa have similar efficacy and safety to reference products, although evidence in cancer remains limited. 30969847 2019
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 GeneticVariation group BEFREE Erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs), which are the cornerstone therapy for anemia patients with chronic kidney disease and cancer, are associated with increased risks for cancer, cancer-related mortality, progression of disease, and thromboembolic events. 31596520 2019
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Erythropoietin and cancer, a double-edged sword. 18620752 2009
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE These experiments identify a novel pathway by which exogenously administered Epo, and Epo that is produced locally by cancer cells under hypoxic conditions, may stimulate cancer cell migration. 16207704 2005
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE The recombinant form of human erythropoietin is in clinical use for the prevention and treatment of anemia that is associated with cancer and its treatment with chemoradiation therapy. 15467711 2005
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Our findings suggest that EpoR may be constitutively active in some cancer cells in the absence of Epo and provide the first evidence for a potential role of an Epo-independent, EpoR-mediated pathway in the growth of some human cancers. 19264915 2009
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Erythropoietin, Stem Cell Factor, and Cancer Cell Migration. 28629522 2017
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Recent data suggest that erythropoietin (EPO) plays a substantial role in cancer development and clinical outcome by stimulating cell proliferation, invasion and angiogenesis. 22843933 2012
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Erythropoietin (Epo) is widely used clinically to treat anemia associated with various clinical conditions including cancer. 21860424 2012
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Erythropoietin and methylphenidate significantly reduced fatigue severity in patients with cancer and in recipients of hsct. 29719440 2018
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Erythropoietin (EPO) has been used to treat anemia of cancer patients, because it stimulates erythropoiesis. 28247960 2017
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Recombinant human erythropoietin as well as other ESAs are now widely used to treat anemias associated with a range of conditions, including chronic kidney disease, chronic inflammatory disorders and cancer. 17656101 2007
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) is standard treatment for anemia in cancer patients. 28415825 2017
CUI: C1306459
Disease: Primary malignant neoplasm
Primary malignant neoplasm
0.100 Biomarker group BEFREE Darbepoetin alfa (DA); hyper-glycosylated Erythropoietin alfa (EPO) is an essential treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney failure and cancer. 29157782 2018