Open AccessSignificance of MDR-related proteins in the postoperative individualized chemotherapy of gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Pengfei Yu,
Xiangdong Cheng,
Ye Du,
Lei Yang,
Ling Huang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.147695
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , gastroenterology , adjuvant , cancer , oncology , risk factor , survival rate , surgery
Post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy was beneficial for some patients; however, it may increase the treatment burden and reduce the immunity of other patients. Screening appropriate patients based on molecular markers for individualized adjuvant chemotherapy was necessary.