Ki-67 Evaluation for Clinical Decision in Metastatic Lung Carcinoids: A Proof of Concept

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Pelosi (Author), Federica Massa (Author), Gaia Gatti (Author), Luisella Righi (Author), Marco Volante (Author), Nadia Birocco (Author), Patrick Maisonneuve (Author), Angelica Sonzogni (Author), Sergio Harari (Author), Adriana Albini (Author), Mauro Papotti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Accrual of metastatic pulmonary carcinoid patients for therapy is usually relied on clinical and histologic characterization, with no role for the proliferation activity as defined by Ki-67 labelling index (LI). A total of 14 carcinoid patients with tumour primaries (TP) and 19 corresponding tumour...