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Prognostic significance of p53 alterations in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Oct 2000
Mitsudomi T, Hamajima N, Ogawa M, Takahashi T
Abstract excerpt
There is great controversy as to whether alteration of the p53 gene adversely affects survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients. The aim of this study was to qualitatively review the association between p53 alterations and patient outcome by reviewing published papers. Forty-three articles were used. Survival difference was combined by use of the DerSimonian-Laird method. p53 alteration was either detected...
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