Circulating cell death products predict clinical outcome of colorectal cancer patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tumor cell death generates products that can be measured in the circulation of cancer patients. CK18-Asp396 (M30 antigen) is a caspase-degraded product of cytokeratin 18 (CK18), produced by apoptotic epithelial cells, and is elevated...

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Main Authors: Hommes Daan W, Lamers Cornelis BHW, Koelink Pim J, Verspaget Hein W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/88