Predictive value of BRCA1, ERCC1, ATP7B, PKM2, TOPOI, TOPΟ-IIA, TOPOIIB and C-MYC genes in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who received first line therapy with cisplatin and etoposide.

BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to evaluate the predictive value of genes involved in the action of cisplatin-etoposide in Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). METHODS:184 SCLC patients' primary tumour samples were analyzed for ERCCI, BRCA1, ATP7B, PKM2 TOPOI, TOPOIIA, TOPOIIB and C-MYC mRNA expr...

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Main Authors: Niki Karachaliou, Chara Papadaki, Eleni Lagoudaki, Maria Trypaki, Maria Sfakianaki, Anastasios Koutsopoulos, Dimitris Mavroudis, Efstathios Stathopoulos, Vassilis Georgoulias, John Souglakos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3772910?pdf=render