Open AccessPersistent CXCR4 expression after preoperative chemoradiotherapy predicts early recurrence and poor prognosis in esophageal cancer
Author(s) -
Kenji Koishi,
Reigetsu Yoshikawa,
Tohru Tsujimura,
Tomoko Hashimoto-Tamaoki,
Syoudou Kojima,
Hidenori Yanagi,
Takehira Yamamura,
Yoshinori Fujiwara
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7585
Subject(s) - medicine , cxcr4 , esophageal cancer , chemoradiotherapy , immunohistochemistry , esophagectomy , pathological , cancer , oncology , cxc chemokine receptors , metastasis , gastroenterology , pathology , chemokine receptor , receptor , chemokine
To study the effect of CXC chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4) expression on disease progression and prognosis in esophageal cancer.