Prognostic markers in lung cancer: Is it ready for prime time?

Translational Lung Cancer Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 149-158

  Zhu, Chang Qi ^a   Tsao, Ming Sound ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expression signature; Immunohistochemistry (IHC); Multi gene markers; Prognostic marker; Proteomics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924803368     PISSN: 22186751     EISSN: 22264477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2014.06.09     Document Type: Review

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