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Survival and acquired genetic alterations in colorectal cancer.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 1992
Laurent-Puig P, Olschwang S, Delattre O, Remvikos Y, Asselain B, Melot T, Validire P, Muleris M, Girodet J, Salmon R J
Abstract excerpt
To set the basis for a precise assessment of new therapeutic approaches, the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer should be evaluated with the highest precision. The recent discovery, in tumor cells, of somatically acquired genetic alterations believed to be instrumental in tumor behavior may provide new independent prognostic factors. In the present study, the usual prognostic factors and a set of...
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