Gastric Cancer
Research on gastric cancer discussed by scientists at Fourth Military Medical University
Published in Gastroenterology Week, September 17th, 2007
"Identifying an effective therapeutic target is pivotal in the treatment of gastric cancer. In this study, we investigated the expression of p75 neurotrophin receptor ( p75NTR) in gastric cancer and the impact of its alteration on tumor growth. p75NTR expression was absent or significantly decreased in 212 cases of gastric cancers compared with the normal gastric mucosa ( P< .05)," scientists in Xian, People's Republic of China report.
"Moreover, p75NTR expression was also lost or significantly decreased in various human gastric cancer cell lines. p75NTR inhibited in vitro growth activities and caused dramatic attenuation of tumor growth in animal models by induction...
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