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Variations in genes involved in dormancy associated with outcome in patients with resected colorectal liver metastases.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Aug 2015
Stremitzer S, Zhang W, Yang D, Ning Y, Stintzing S, Sunakawa Y, Sebio A, Yamauchi S, Matsusaka S, Parekh A, Barzi A, El-Khoueiry R, Stift J, Wrba F, Gruenberger T, Lenz H-J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tumor dormancy has been described as a state of hibernation. Dormancy can be switched to proliferation by different pathways, which may play a critical role in tumor recurrence. In this study, we investigated genetic variations within genes involved in tumor dormancy and their association with recurrence and outcome in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM) who underwent neoadjuvant...
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