Impact of serum HER2 levels on survival and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters in women with breast cancer

Journal of Breast Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-78

  Ryu, Dong Won ^a   Lee, Chung Han ^a  

^a Kosin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Prognosis; Serum HER2

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 84859361214     PISSN: 17386756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2012.15.1.71     Document Type: Article

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