A systematic search strategy identifies cubilin as independent prognostic marker for renal cell carcinoma
Gremel G, Djureinovic D, Niinivirta M, Laird A, Ljungqvist O, Johannesson H, Bergman J, Edqvist P, Navani S, Khan N, Patil T, Sivertsson Å, Uhlén M, Harrison D, Ullenhag G, Stewart G, Pontén F. A systematic search strategy identifies cubilin as independent prognostic marker for renal cell carcinoma. BMC Cancer 2017, 17: 9. PMID: 28052770, PMCID: PMC5215231, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-3030-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaClear cell RCC patientsPrimary renal cell carcinomaPositive prognostic indicatorIndependent prognostic markerUnmet clinical needMalignant human tissuesNew diagnostic markersVenous tumorNodal statusBetter prognosisMetastatic lesionsNegative tumorsSystematic search strategyT stagePatient survivalPoor prognosisPositive tumorsRCC patientsPrognostic indicatorFuhrman gradePrognostic markerRCC cohortTissue microarray