## BACKGROUND. Plasma transforming growth factor-1 (TGF1) levels are increased in many malignancies at the time of diagnosis, including all forms of lung carcinoma. Therefore, the potential use of TGF1 as a plasma marker to predict the long term outcome of lung carcinoma patients treated with r
Transforming growth factor-β1 level correlates with angiogenesis, tumor progression, and prognosis in patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Yukihiro Hasegawa; Shingo Takanashi; Yutaka Kanehira; Takao Tsushima; Tadashi Imai; Ken Okumura
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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