Sialosyl-Tn antigen as a marker of gastric cancer progression: An international study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-199

  Werther, J Lawrence ^a   Tatematsu, Masae ^b   Klein, Roger ^a   Kurihara, Minoru ^c   Kumagai, Kazuhide ^c   Llorens, Pedro ^d   Neto, João Guidugli ^e   Bodian, Carol ^f   Pertsemlidis, David ^a   Yamachika, Takasuke ^b   Kitou, Tsuyoshi ^b   Itzkowitz, Steven ^a,f  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Ministerio de Salud de Chile   (Chile)

^e HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; MUCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

AGED; ANTIGENS, TUMOR-ASSOCIATED, CARBOHYDRATE; BRAZIL; CHILE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8944258111     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960621)69:3<193::AID-IJC8>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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