STAT3, p-STAT3 and HIF-1α are associated with vasculogenic mimicry and impact on survival in gastric adenocarcinoma

Oncology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 431-437

  Song, Yan Yan ^a   Sun, Li Dan ^a   Liu, Min Li ^b   Liu, Zhong Liang ^c   Chen, Fei ^a   Zhang, Ying Zhe ^a   Zheng, Yan ^d   Zhang, Jian Ping ^a,e  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b YIDU CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF WEIFANG   (China)

^c SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JINAN CENTRAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gastric adenocarcinoma; Hypoxia inducible factor 1 ; Phosphor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; Prognosis; Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; Vasculogenic mimicry

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; PROTEIN INHIBITOR OF ACTIVATED STAT; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE MICROARRAY; TUMOR VOLUME; UPREGULATION; VASCULOGENIC MIMICRY;

EID: 84901197441     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2059     Document Type: Article

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