High levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in tissue extracts have been associated with poor prognosis in many epithelial cancers. Ovarian cancers contain a higher concentration of PAI-1 than benign ovarian tumors or normal ovaries. Reports, however, on the prognostic value of PAI-1 co
Nadir CA-125 level is an independent prognostic factor in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer
โ Scribed by Sokbom Kang; Sang-Soo Seo; Sang-Yoon Park
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 100
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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