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High tumor tissue concentration of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor is associated with good prognosis in patients with ovarian cancer.
International journal of cancer - 20 Nov 2003
Borgfeldt Christer, Bendahl Pär-Ola, Gustavsson Barbro, Långström Eva, Fernö Mårten, Willén Roger, Grenman Seija, Casslén Bertil
Abstract excerpt
The urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) system is involved in tumor growth and metastasis. We assayed the components of the uPA system in homogenates of 64 primary epithelial ovarian tumors and 5 metastases and evaluated the association of these parameters to prognosis in the 51 malignant cases...
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