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Comparative genomics of esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Apr 2012
Bandla Santhoshi, Pennathur Arjun, Luketich James D, Beer David G, Lin Lin, Bass Adam J, Godfrey Tony E, Litle Virginia R
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BACKGROUND: Esophageal cancer consists of two major histologic types: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), predominant globally, and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), which has a higher incidence in westernized countries. Five-year overall survival is 15%. Clinical trials frequently combine histologic types although they are different diseases with distinct origins. In the evolving era of personalized...
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