Open AccessHOXB7 Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome in Patients with Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer
Author(s) -
Qingyun Long,
Jun Zhou,
Xiaolong Zhang,
Jianghui Cao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2476-762X
pISSN - 1513-7368
DOI - 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.4.1563
Subject(s) - squamous cell cancer , medicine , esophageal cancer , oncology , cancer
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) accounts for most esophageal cancer in Asia, and is the sixth common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Previous studies indicated HOXB7 is overexpressed in ESCC tissues, but data on prognostic value are limited.