ArticleCancers2024
Overexpression of Fibroblast Growth Factor 8 Is a Predictor of Impaired Survival in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Correlates with ALK/EML4 Alteration.
Article in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Identification and Integration of LRG1-Induced Differentially Expressed Gene (DEG) Hub Profiles in Breast Cancer Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Case Report: KIF5B-ALK-rearranged renal cell carcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
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Abstract
FGF8, ALK, and EML4 have been identified as promising biomarkers in a number of malignancies. The aim of this study was to examine the prognostic role of FGF8, ALK, and EML4 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
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