The role of Cancer-Testis antigens as predictive and prognostic markers in non-small cell lung cancer.

The role of Cancer-Testis antigens as predictive and prognostic markers in non-small cell lung cancer.

BACKGROUND: Cancer-Testis Antigens (CTAs) are immunogenic proteins that are poor prognostic markers in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We investigated expression of CTAs in NSCLC and their association with response to chemotherapy, genetic mutations and survival. METHODS: We studied 199 patients...

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Main Authors: Thomas John, Maud H W Starmans, Yao-Tseng Chen, Prudence A Russell, Stephen A Barnett, Shane C White, Paul L Mitchell, Marzena Walkiewicz, Arun Azad, Philippe Lambin, Ming-Sound Tsao, Siddhartha Deb, Nasser Altorki, Gavin Wright, Simon Knight, Paul C Boutros, Jonathan S Cebon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3720740?pdf=render

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