Article
Patient Age-Associated Mortality Risk Is Differentiated by BRAF V600E Status in Papillary Thyroid Cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 10 Feb 2018
Shen Xiaopei, Zhu Guangwu, Liu Rengyun, Viola David, Elisei Rossella, Puxeddu Efisio, Fugazzola Laura, Colombo Carla, Jarzab Barbara, Czarniecka Agnieszka, Lam Alfred K, Mian Caterina, Vianello Federica, Yip Linwah, Riesco-Eizaguirre Garcilaso, Santisteban Pilar, O'Neill Christine J, Sywak Mark S, Clifton-Bligh Roderick, Bendlova Bela, Sýkorová Vlasta, Xing Mingzhao
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Purpose For the past 65 years, patient age at diagnosis has been widely used as a major mortality risk factor in the risk stratification of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), but whether this is generally applicable, particularly in patients with different BRAF genetic backgrounds, is unclear. The current study was designed to test whether patient age at diagnosis is a major mortality risk factor. Patients and...
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