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The Utility of Serum CA9 for Prognostication in Prostate Cancer.
Anticancer research - 1 Sept 2016
Smith Alan D, Truong Mathew, Bristow Rob, Yip Paul, Milosevic Michael F, Joshua Anthony M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA9) catalyses the interconversion of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid and bicarbonate and is considered a putative biomarker of tumour hypoxia. We set out to evaluate the prognostic significance of CA9 in prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Plasma samples were assessed from 68 men with high-risk localised prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy (RP) or...
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