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Chromogranin A as a valid marker in oncology: Clinical application or false hopes?
Stavros Gkolfinopoulos, Demetris Papamichael, Panteleimon Kountourakis, Department of Medical Oncology, BOC Oncology Center, 2006 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus
Konstantinos Tsapakidis, Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Larissa, 41110 Larissa, Greece
Konstantinos Papadimitriou, Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
Author contributions: Gkolfinopoulos S performed the majority of the manuscript preparation; Tsapakidis K contributed to the manuscript preparation; Papadimitriou K contributed to the manuscript preparation; Papamichael D contributed to the manuscript preparation and revision; Kountourakis P contributed to conception, designed the study, coordinated manuscript preparation, prepared the revised version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest on the part of any other authors on this study.
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Correspondence to: Panteleimon Kountourakis, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, BOC Oncology Center, 32 Acropoleos Ave, 2006 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. pantkount@gmail.com
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Received: October 16, 2016
Peer-review started: October 19, 2016
First decision: November 30, 2016
Revised: December 15, 2016
Accepted: January 2, 2017
Article in press: January 4, 2017
Published online: March 26, 2017
Processing time: 159 Days and 9.7 Hours
Peer-review started: October 19, 2016
First decision: November 30, 2016
Revised: December 15, 2016
Accepted: January 2, 2017
Article in press: January 4, 2017
Published online: March 26, 2017
Processing time: 159 Days and 9.7 Hours
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