Concluding remarks regarding MMPs as biomarkers
To our knowledge, MMPs and TIMPs are not commonly
used as prognostic markers or in treatment stratification in
hospitals today. This is most likely due to the conflicting
results published and the existence of more reliable prognostic markers. The combination of several MMPs or
MMPs together with other prognostic markers seems to be
the most promising way of using MMPs as biomarkers.