Current status of molecular biomarkers in endometrial cancer

Current Oncology Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Werner, H M J ^a,b   Salvesen, H B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomarker validation; Clinical utility; Endometrial cancer; Gynaecologic cancer; Molecular biomarkers; Predictive biomarkers; Prognostic biomarkers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MOLECULAR MARKER; PROTEIN P53; STATHMIN; TUMOR MARKER; DNA;

CANCER PROGNOSIS; CELL HETEROGENEITY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLOIDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; GENETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

DNA, NEOPLASM; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, P53; HUMANS; PLOIDIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84904516125     PISSN: 15233790     EISSN: 15346269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11912-014-0403-3     Document Type: Review

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