Tumor-infiltrating mast cells predict prognosis and gemcitabine-based adjuvant chemotherapeutic benefit in biliary tract cancer patients
Abstract Background Recent studies have reported TIMs play an important role in tumors progression or regression, but the effect of TIMs in biliary tract cancer remains unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic value of tumor infiltrating mast cells (TIMs) and its influence on...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4220-1 |