Prognostic significance of hepatocyte growth factor and c-MET expression in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-307

  Kawano, R ^a   Ohshima, K ^a   Karube, K ^a   Yamaguchi, T ^a   Kohno, S ^a   Suzumiya, J ^a   Kikuchi, M ^a   Tamura, K ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

c MET; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Hepatocyte growth factor; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

SCATTER FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTO ONCOGENE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 7944238214     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05197.x     Document Type: Article

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