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p53 gene mutations are associated with poor survival in low and low-intermediate risk diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Jul 2002
Leroy K, Haioun C, Lepage E, Le Métayer N, Berger F, Labouyrie E, Meignin V, Petit B, Bastard C, Salles G, Gisselbrecht C, Reyes F, Gaulard Ph
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: p53 alterations have been associated with a poor prognosis in aggressive B-cell lymphoma. We investigated the clinical relevance of p53 status in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), focusing on patients who belong to lower risk groups of the international prognostic index and were uniformly treated. We aimed to determine whether this biological marker could identify among such patients those with a...
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