Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2011; 17(43): 4779-4786
Published online Nov 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i43.4779
Autophagy-related proteins Beclin-1 and LC3 predict cetuximab efficacy in advanced colorectal cancer
Gui-Fang Guo, Wen-Qi Jiang, Bei Zhang, Yu-Chen Cai, Rui-Hua Xu, Xu-Xian Chen, Fang Wang, Liang-Ping Xia
Gui-Fang Guo, Wen-Qi Jiang, Bei Zhang, Yu-Chen Cai, Rui-Hua Xu, Xu-Xian Chen, Fang Wang, Liang-Ping Xia, State Key Laboratory of Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China
Gui-Fang Guo, Bei Zhang, Xu-Xian Chen, Fang Wang, Liang-Ping Xia, VIP Region, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China
Wen-Qi Jiang, Rui-Hua Xu, Medical Oncology Department, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Guo GF, Jiang WQ, and Xia LP designed the research; Guo GF, Cai YC, Chen XX and Wang F performed the research; Zhang B and Xu RH analyzed the data; Guo GF wrote the paper and Xia LP revised the paper.
Supported by Grants from Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China, No. 2010B031600317; Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, China, No. 20111169; National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81071872
Correspondence to: Liang-Ping Xia, Associated Professor of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 651 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China. xialiangping@163.com
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Received: July 7, 2011
Revised: September 14, 2011
Accepted: October 27, 2011
Published online: November 21, 2011
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