FGF2 and renal carcinoma: The concentration of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was determined in the serum of 90 untreated and 42 treated metastatic cancer patients, including patients with colorectal, breast, ovarian and renal carcinomas, with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).