Low levels of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) are associated with a poor prognosis in human breast carcinoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1215-1220

  Colomer, R ^a   Aparicio, J ^a   Montero, S ^a   Guzman C ^a   Larrodera, L ^a   Cortes Funes H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basic fibroblast growth factor; Breast; Carcinoma; Fibroblast growth factor 2; Marker; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CA 15-3 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CATHEPSIN D; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURVIVAL TIME; TISSUE LEVEL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030880344     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.536     Document Type: Article

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