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Caspase 8 polymorphisms contribute to the prognosis of advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients after platinum-based chemotherapy.
Cancer biology & therapy - 2 Dec 2017
Liu Di, Xu Wen, Ding Xi, Yang Yang, Lu Yanlin, Fei Ke, Su Bo
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in China, and about 60% of the cases are diagnosed with histological adenocarcinoma. The caspase 8 (CASP8) gene is a critical initiator of the extrinsic apoptosis pathway. To explore the relationship between tagSNPs or haplotypes of CASP8 and the efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients of China, we recruited 555 advanced...
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