Increased thymidylate synthase gene expression in liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma: Implications for chemotherapeutic options and survival

Cancer Journal from Scientific American

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-40

  Bathe, Oliver F ^a   Franceschi, Dido ^a   Livingstone, A S ^a   Moffat, F L ^a   Tian, E ^b   Ardalan, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Fluoropyrimidines; Liver metastases; Thymidylate synthase resection

Indexed keywords

FLOXURIDINE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; SPARFOSIC ACID; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033050310     PISSN: 10814442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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