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Mucin-associated sialosyl-Tn antigen expression in gastric cancer correlates with an adverse outcome

British Journal of Cancer volume 69, pages 613–616 (1994)Cite this article

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The expression of sialosyl-Tn (STn) antigen was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in primary gastric cancers. Twenty-one of 31 (68%) gastric cancers expressed STn, regardless of tumour location, stage or histological type. Eighty-one per cent of patients with STn-positive tumours died of their disease or had recurrent cancer, compared with 20% of patients with STn-negative tumours (P < 0.002). STn may be a useful prognostic marker in patients with gastric cancer.

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Werther, J., Rivera-MacMurray, S., Bruckner, H. et al. Mucin-associated sialosyl-Tn antigen expression in gastric cancer correlates with an adverse outcome. Br J Cancer 69, 613–616 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1994.114

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