The effect of cyclooxygenase-2 expression on tumor volume response in patients treated with radiotherapy for uterine cervical cancer

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1170-1176

  Kang, Min Kyu ^a   Park, Won ^b   Choi, Yoon La ^b   Cho, Eun Yoon ^b   Ahn, Geunghwan ^b   Nam, HeeRim ^b   Huh, Seung Jae ^b   Ahn, Yong Chan ^b   Lim, Do Hoon ^b   Oh, Dong Ryul ^b   Bae, Duk Soo ^b   Kim, Byoung Gie ^b  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase 2; Radiotherapy; Tumor burden; Tumor response; Uterine cervical neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; PTGS2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 75349094908     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.6.1170     Document Type: Article

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