Thymidylate synthase in nodal metastases: Prognostic for chemosensitivity but not for adjuvant therapy?

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 5452-5454

  Ahlgren, James D ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; PROTEIN P53; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ENZYMOLOGY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SURVIVAL;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

EID: 24944445619     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.04.907     Document Type: Editorial

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