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World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2025; 16(11): 110202
Published online Nov 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i11.110202
Table 1 Expression of KLK10 in some types of cancers
Cancer
Expression of KLK10 in the tumor compared with non-tumor conditions
Ref.
Breast cancerExpression depends on stage, grade, and metastasis[37,44,46-48]
Gastric cancerExpression depends on stage, grade, and metastasis[42,49,94]
Prostate cancerDecreased[37,38]
Esophageal cancerDecreased[52]
Acute lymphoblastic leukemiaDecreased[40,41]
Testicular cancerDecreased[95]
Ovarian cancerDecreased[37]
Cutaneous melanomaIncreased[55]
Colorectal cancerIncreased[50,51]
Colon cancerIncreased[96]
Pancreatic cancerIncreased[53,54]
Table 2 Expression of KLK5 in some types of cancer
Cancer
Expression of KLK5 in the tumor compared with non-tumor conditions
Ref.
Breast cancerExpression depends on stage, grade, and metastasis[65,66,70,74]
Oral squamous cell carcinomaExpression depends on stage, grade, and metastasis[88,89,97]
Vaginal carcinogenesisDecreased[34]
Prostate cancerDecreased[35]
Testicular cancer Decreased[67]
Ovarian cancerIncreased[77,68]
Skin tumorigenesisIncreased[61]
Urinary bladder carcinoma cellsIncreased[84]
Uterine cervical cancerIncreased[76]
Lung cancerIncreased[83]
Gastric adenocarcinomaIncreased[81]
Table 3 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 8, kallikrein-related peptidases 10 and 5 in some human cancers
Cancer
Expression of ADAMTS-8
Expression of KLK10
Expression of KLK5
Breast cancer111
Prostate cancer--2
Testicular cancer-22
Vaginal cancer--2
Ovarian cancer-23
Gastric cancer213
Brain cancer2--
Lung cancer22-
Colorectal cancer23-
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma2--
Hepatocellular carcinoma2--
Esophageal cancer-2-
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia-2-
Skin cancer-33
Colon cancer-3-
Pancreatic cancer-3-
Oral squamous cell carcinoma--1
Urinary bladder carcinoma cells--3