Prognostic significance of TBL1XR1 in predicting liver metastasis for early stage colorectal cancer

Liver metastasis is the leading cause of lethal colorectal cancer (CRC). For patients with early stage CRC, metachronous liver metastasis is the primary risk for poor prognosis. Accordingly, identification of prospective biomarkers for metachronous liver metastasis would be invaluable in evaluating patients' clinical outcomes and developing personal treatment therapy.

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Source: Surgical Oncology - December 6, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Hongda Liu, Qun Zhang, Hui Yang, Weichen Shi, Zhaochen Liu, Kangshuai Li, Zheng Gong, Yunfei Xu, Shanglei Ning, Shuo Li, Yuxin Chen Source Type: research