| Literature DB >> 24649296 |
Michael Hejna1, Peter Birner2, Matthias Preusser1, Christiane M R Thallinger3, Nina Worel4, Reza Asari5, Werner Dolak6, Rainer Schmid7, Sebastian F Schoppmann5, Markus Raderer3.
Abstract
The assessment of the human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) status has become a routine diagnostic procedure for patients with advanced-stage gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible correlation between the HER-2 status and the ABO blood group. HER-2 status determination and routine ABO typing was performed according to current standards. We evaluated the correlation between the HER-2 status and the ABO and Rhesus (Rh) system in 100 consecutive patients with adenocarcinoma of the upper gastrointestinal tract. There were no significant differences between HER-2 status and ABO and Rh system. Furthermore, no correlation was observed between the HER-2 status and the ABO and Rh type in patients with adenocarcinoma of the upper gastrointestinal tract.Entities:
Keywords: adenocarcinoma; blood group; gastroesophageal cancer; human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 status
Year: 2013 PMID: 24649296 PMCID: PMC3915671 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2013.181
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Clin Oncol ISSN: 2049-9450