Expression of p53 and bcl-2 and response to preoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 456-459

  Puglisi, F ^a,d   Di Loreto, C ^b   Panizzo, R ^b   Avellini, C ^b   Fongione, S ^c   Cacitti, V ^b   Beltrami, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

bcl 2; Immunohistochemistry; p53; Preoperative chemo radiotherapy; Squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029975248     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.6.456     Document Type: Article

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