Expression of Blood-Group Antigen A — A Favorable Prognostic Factor in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- 18 April 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 324 (16) , 1084-1090
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199104183241603
Abstract
New prognostic factors are needed to guide the treatment of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. We evaluated the prognostic value of altered expression of ABH blood-group antigens, which has been implicated in the multistep process of carcinogenesis and tumor progression.Keywords
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