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Paired specimens
Author(s) -
Haas Naomi B
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.24778
Subject(s) - medicine , renal cell carcinoma , cancer , pathology , systemic therapy , oncology , breast cancer
This editorial in response to “Histologic Evaluation of Metastases in Renal Cell Carcinoma With Sarcomatoid Transformation and Its Implications for Systemic Therapy” concludes that a molecular analysis of paired specimens is critical in determining whether sarcomatoid features will play a role in future therapy for this poor prognosis cancer.