Serum HER2 Is a Potential Surrogate for Tissue HER2 Status in Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Determining the expression level of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in tumor tissue is of great importance for personalized therapy in gastric cancer. Although several studies have investigated whether serum HER2 can serve as a surrogate for tissue HER2 status, results have been inco...

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Main Authors: Kecheng Zhang, Jianxin Cui, Hongqing Xi, Shibo Bian, Liangang Ma, Weisong Shen, Jiyang Li, Ning Wang, Bo Wei, Lin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4546384?pdf=render