Prognostic role of CD133 expression in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis

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Authors

Ke Wang · Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

Jianjun Xu · Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics

Junshu Zhang · The People's Hospital of LinXia

Abstract

CD133 may play an important role in the progression of CRC, and overexpression of CD133 is closely related with poorer patient survival. If these findings are confirmed by well-designed prospective studies, CD133 may be a useful maker for clinical applications.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer Cells and Metastasis Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Cancer

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 573-573

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-573

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