High SPINK4 Expression Predicts Poor Outcomes among Rectal Cancer Patients Receiving CCRT.

Tzu-Ju ChenYu-Feng TianChia-Lin ChouTi-Chun ChanHong-Lin HeWan-Shan LiHsin-Hwa TsaiChien-Feng LiHong-Yue Lai

Published in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2021)

These results imply that high SPINK4 expression is associated with advanced clinicopathological features and a poor therapeutic response among rectal cancer patients undergoing CCRT, thus validating the prospective prognostic value of SPINK4 for those patients.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
poor prognosis
patients undergoing
locally advanced
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
binding protein
peritoneal dialysis