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Genes associated with prognosis after surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma promote tumor cell survival in vitro.
BMC cancer - 13 May 2011
Gordon Gavin J, Bueno Raphael, Sugarbaker David J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mesothelioma is an aggressive neoplasm with few effective treatments, one being cytoreductive surgery. We previously described a test, based on differential expression levels of four genes, to predict clinical outcome in prospectively consented mesothelioma patients after surgery. In this study, we determined whether any of these four genes could be linked to a cancer relevant phenotype. METHODS: We...
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