Article
[New prognostic factors in human gastric carcinomas].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Jan 1992
Yasui W, Nakayama H, Kuniyasu H, Ito M, Yokozaki H, Ito H, Tahara E
Abstract excerpt
Correlation between the expression of growth factor/receptor systems or the alterations of tumor suppressor genes and biological malignancy of gastric cancer was described. Overexpression of many growth factors/receptors, such as EGF, TGF alpha, EGF receptor and ERBB2, and reduction of type I receptor for TGF beta may be linked with new prognostic factors of gastric carcinomas. The expression of cripto, a novel...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- ErbB Receptors
- Glycoproteins
- Humans
- Mice
- Neoplasm Staging
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Prognosis
- Stomach Neoplasms
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases
