Serum vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) as a biomarker in squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3261-3265

  Srivastava, Vikas Kumar ^a   Gara, Rishi Kumar ^b   Rastogi, Namrata ^b   Mishra, Durga Prasad ^b   Ahmed, Mohd Kaleem ^a   Gupta, Shalini ^a   Goel, Madhu Mati ^a   Bhatt, Madan Lal Brahma ^c  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Prognostic marker; Serum levels; Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck; VEGF A

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER; VASCULOTROPIN A; VEGFA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; BLOOD; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84900839836     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.7.3261     Document Type: Article

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