C-Kit (CD117) Expression in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer

Gozkaman A., OKUTURLAR Y., Kanat O., Gunaldi M., Serin S. O., SARAYDAROĞLU Ö., ...More

HASEKI TIP BULTENI-MEDICAL BULLETIN OF HASEKI, vol.53, no.1, pp.67-71, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/haseki.2078
  • Journal Name: HASEKI TIP BULTENI-MEDICAL BULLETIN OF HASEKI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.67-71
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The tyrosine-kinase receptor c-kit and its ligand stem cell factor (SCF) are coexpressed in many small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell lines. The aim of this study was to search the role of CD117 (c-kit) overexpression as a prognostic marker in SCLC.