Apoptosis and mitosis as prognostic factors in pathologically staged N1 nonsmall cell lung cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 601-605

  Komaki, Ritsuko ^a   Fujii, Takashi ^a   Perkins, Penny ^a   Ro, Jae Y ^a   Allen, Pamela K ^a   Mason, Kathryn A ^a   Mountain, Clifton F ^a   Milas, Luka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Mitosis; NSCLC; Prognostic factors; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITOSIS INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030271689     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00351-3     Document Type: Article

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