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Increased Cytoplasmic CD138 Expression Is Associated with Aggressive Characteristics in Prostate Cancer and Is an Independent Predictor for Biochemical Recurrence.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2020
Kind Simon, Kluth Martina, Hube-Magg Claudia, Möller Katharina, Makrypidi-Fraune Georgia, Lutz Florian, Lennartz Maximilian, Rico Sebastian Dwertmann, Schlomm Thorsten, Heinzer Hans, Höflmayer Doris, Weidemann Sören, Uhlig Ria, Huland Hartwig, Graefen Markus, Bernreuther Christian, Tsourlakis Maria Christina, Minner Sarah, Dum David, Hinsch Andrea, Lübke Andreas M, Simon Ronald, Sauter Guido, Marx Andreas, Polonski Adam
Abstract excerpt
Syndecan-1 (CD138) is a transmembrane proteoglycan expressed in various normal and malignant tissues. It is of interest due to a possible prognostic effect in tumors and its role as a target for the antibody-drug conjugate indatuximab ravtansine. Here, we analyzed 17,747 prostate cancers by immunohistochemistry. Membranous and cytoplasmic CD138 staining was separately recorded. In normal prostate glands, CD138...
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