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Prognostic value of CpG island methylator phenotype among colorectal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Dec 2014
Juo Y Y, Johnston F M, Zhang D Y, Juo H H, Wang H, Pappou E P, Yu T, Easwaran H, Baylin S, van Engeland M, Ahuja N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Divergent findings regarding the prognostic value of CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients exist in current literature. We aim to review data from published studies in order to examine the association between CIMP and CRC prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A comprehensive search for studies reporting disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), or...
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