Detection of clinically significant, occult prostate cancer metastases in lymph nodes using a splice variant-specific RT-PCR assay for human glandular kallikrein
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.21, no.7, pp.1223-1231, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 21 Issue: 7
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1200/jco.2003.08.142
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1223-1231
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Purpose: To compare the detection of human glandular kallikrein 2 (hK2) mRNA expression in archival lymph nodes with disease progression, the development of prostate cancer metastases, and mortality in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for locally advanced nonmetastatic prostate cancer.