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Interleukins as new prognostic genetic biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer.
Surgical oncology - 1 Sept 2017
Pérez-Ramírez Cristina, Cañadas-Garre Marisa, Alnatsha Ahmed, Molina Miguel Ángel, Robles Ana I, Villar Eduardo, Delgado Juan Ramón, Faus-Dáder María José, Calleja-Hernández Miguel Ángel
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BACKGROUND: Surgery is the standard treatment for early-stage NSCLC, and platinum-based chemotherapy remains as the treatment of choice for advanced-stage NSCLC patients with naïve EGFR status. However, overall 5-years relative survival rates are low. Interleukins (ILs) are crucial for processes associated with tumor development. In NSCLC, IL1B, IL6, IL12A, IL13 and IL16 gene polymorphisms may contribute to...
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