Prognostic value of serum thymidine kinase, tissue polypeptide antigen and neuron specific enolase in patients with small cell lung cancer.

In a group of seventy patients with small cell lung cancer the prognostic value of serum tumour markers was determined. Thymidine kinase (TK), tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) but not neuron specific enolase (NSE) correlated significantly with survival. Since all mark...

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Main Authors: van der Gaast, A., van Putten, W. L., Oosterom, R., Cozijnsen, M., Hoekstra, R., Splinter, T. A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1991
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1977505/