Large Scale Genomic Instability as an Additive Prognostic Marker in Early Prostate Cancer

oleh: Maria E. Pretorius, Håkon Wæhre, Vera M. Abeler, Ben Davidson, Ljiljana Vlatkovic, Ragnhild A. Lothe, Karl-Erik Giercksky, Håvard E. Danielsen

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2009-01-01

Deskripsi

Background: The clinical outcome for the individual prostate cancer patient is often difficult to predict, due to lack of reliable independent prognostic biomarkers. We tested DNA ploidy as a prognostic factor for clinical outcome in 186 patients treated with radical prostatectomy.