Molecular determinants of prognosis in oesophageal cancer patients treated with chemoradiation

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1195-

  Ajani, J A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI1;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 53049095653     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604627     Document Type: Letter

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