The expression of ERCC1 and BRCA1 predicts prognosis of platinum-based chemotherapy in urothelial cancer

Autor: Hongshun Ma, Wenhui Song
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: OncoTargets and therapy
ISSN: 1178-6930
Popis: Wenhui Song, Hongshun MaDepartment of Urology, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of ChinaObjective: To investigate the expression and clinical significance of ERCC1 and BRCA1 genes in urothelial cancer patients.Methods: Forty-two urothelial cancer patients who did not receive platinum-based chemotherapy during January 2009 to May 2013 were enrolled. The expression levels of ERCC1 and BRCA1 were determined by immunohistochemistry and the median survival time (MST) for these patients was calculated.Results: ERCC1-positive patients who received oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy had a shorter MST than ERCC1-negative patients (P
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