Browsing by Subject "Oncoprotein"
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Cancer of unknown primary origin
(1997)About 3 % of all cancer patients suffer from cancer of unknown primary origin. These patients present with metastatic disease for which a primary site cannot be detected at the time of diagnosis. Sophisticated diagnostic ...
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Cancer of unknown primary site: Missing primary or missing biology?
(2007)Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) ranks as the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths and represents both a diagnostic and a management challenge. In CUP, the regression or dormancy of the primary tumor, the development ...
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Molecular markers and biological targeted therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer: expert opinion and recommendations derived from the 11th ESMO/World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, 2009.
(2010)The article summarizes the expert discussion and recommendations on the use of molecular markers and of biological targeted therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), as well as a proposed treatment decision strategy ...
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Overexpression of C-myc, ras and C-erb B-2 oncoproteins in carcinoma of unknown primary origin
(1995)The role of oncogenes in carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP) has not yet been elucidated. In the present study the expression of the c-myc p62, ras p21 and c-erb B p185 oncoproteins were studied by a 3-step immunoperoxidase ...
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Serous papillary peritoneal carcinoma: Unknown primary tumour, ovarian cancer counterpart or a distinct entity? A systematic review
(2010)Introduction: Serous peritoneal papillary carcinoma (SPPC), though managed according to ovarian cancer therapeutic principles, has been variably considered as an ovarian cancer counterpart, a peritoneal malignancy with ...