Prediction of Metastasis and Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer Based on Gene Expression Analysis: Ready for the Clinic?

Cancers of the colon and rectum, which rank among the most frequent human tumors, are currently treated by surgical resection in locally restricted tumor stages. However, disease recurrence and formation of local and distant metastasis frequently occur even in cases with successful curative resectio...

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Main Authors: Masaki Shibayama, Matthias Maak, Ulrich Nitsche, Kengo Gotoh, Robert Rosenberg, Klaus-Peter Janssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/3/3/2858/