Coexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 and thymidine phosphorylase as a prognostic indicator in patients with FIGO stage IIB squamous cell carcinoma of uterine cervix treated with radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 725-732

  Pyo, Hongryull ^a   Yong, Bae Kim ^b   Nam, Hoon Cho ^b   Chang, Ok Suh ^b   Tchan, Kyu Park ^b   Yeon, Sook Yun ^c   Gwi, Eon Kim ^b,d  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cyclooxygenase 2; Platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor; Thymidine phosphorylase; Uterine cervical cancer

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTIBODIES; CELLS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

CYTOPLASM; LOCOREGIONAL RECURRENCE; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE (TP); UTERINE CERVIX;

ENZYMES;

CISPLATIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FLUOROURACIL; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR CELL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; SURVIVAL RATE; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 20344377602     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.10.044     Document Type: Article

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