The prognostic impact of epidermal growth factor receptor in patients with metastatic gastric cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a potential target of anticancer therapy in gastric cancer. However, its prognostic role in metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GE) cancer has not been established yet.</...

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Main Authors: Atmaca Akin, Werner Dominique, Pauligk Claudia, Steinmetz Kristina, Wirtz Ralph, Altmannsberger Hans-Michael, Jäger Elke, Al-Batran Salah-Eddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/524