Predictive value of expression of transforming growth factor‐β1 and its receptors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder
Kim J, Shariat S, Kim I, Menesses‐Diaz A, Tokunaga H, Wheeler T, Lerner S. Predictive value of expression of transforming growth factor‐β1 and its receptors in transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Cancer 2001, 92: 1475-1483. PMID: 11745225, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010915)92:6<1475::aid-cncr1472>3.0.co;2-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaBladder transitional cell carcinomaInvasive tumor stageOverexpression of TGFDisease progressionIndependent predictorsCell carcinomaTumor stageLoss of expressionTGF betaGrowth factorDisease-specific survivalAltered expressionExpression of TGFGrowth factor-β1Lymphovascular invasionRadical cystectomySpecific survivalClinical outcomesCystectomy specimensUrinary bladderImmunohistochemical stainingBlinded fashionFactor-β1Predictive value