D-Dimer Can Serve as a Prognostic and Predictive Biomarker for Metastatic Gastric Cancer Treated by Chemotherapy
Systemic activation of hemostasis and thrombosis has been implicated in tumor progression and metastasis. D-dimer has been used as an indicator for the thrombosis. Here, we investigated the role of the activation of coagulation in patients with metastatic gastric cancer by measuring D-dimer level.
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554111/ |