Loss of heterozygosis on IFN-alpha locus is a prognostic indicator of bacillus Calmette-Guerin response for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
Cai
Tommaso
T
Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. ktommy@libero.it
Nesi
Gabriella
G
Dal Canto
Maurizio
M
Tinacci
Galliano
G
Mondaini
Nicola
N
Piazzini
Mauro
M
Geppetti
Pierangelo
P
Bartoletti
Riccardo
R
D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000368:Aged; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000235:genetics*; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D001500:BCG Vaccine; D016898:Interferon-alpha