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VEGF -634C/G genotype is predictive of long-term survival after treatment with a definitive 5-fluorouracil/cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in Japanese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
International journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2012
Tamura Takao, Kuwahara Akiko, Yamamori Motohiro, Nishiguchi Kohshi, Nakamura Tsutomu, Okuno Tatsuya, Miki Ikuya, Manabe Yuki, Sakaeda Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Reports have been accumulating that genetic properties are predictive of clinical response after and/or toxicity during cancer chemotherapy, but little information is available concerning effects on long-term survival. In this study, 49 Japanese patients with esophageal squamous cell...
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