The Role of YKL-40 in the Progression of Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most common brain cancer and one of the most fatal forms of cancer overall. The average survival time is 10-14 months, and less than 10% of patients survive more than 5 years after diagnosis. It is characterized by extreme vasculature, chemo/radioresistance, and...

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Main Author: Francescone, Ralph Anthony
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2013
Subjects:
GBM
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/793
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1798&context=open_access_dissertations