A novel statistical prognostic score model that includes serum CXCL5 levels and clinical classification predicts risk of disease progression and survival of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.

BACKGROUND:Aberrant expression of C-X-C motif chemokine 5 (CXCL5) contributes to the progression of various cancers. This study analyzed the clinical significance of serum CXCL5 (sCXCL5) levels of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients, with the goal of building a novel prognostic score model. EXPE...

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Main Authors: Haibo Zhang, Weixiong Xia, Xing Lu, Rui Sun, Lin Wang, Lisheng Zheng, Yanfang Ye, Yingna Bao, Yanqun Xiang, Xiang Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585222?pdf=render