The Role of the Carnitine/Organic Cation Transporter Novel 2 in the Clinical Outcome of Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma Treated With Oxaliplatin

• Main Authors: Dongfeng Sun (Author), Qingfa Chen (Author), Zhibo Gai (Author), Fengxia Zhang (Author), Xiaoqing Yang (Author), Wensi Hu (Author), Chengyu Chen (Author), Guangjie Yang (Author), Severin Hörmann (Author), Gerd. A. Kullak-Ublick (Author), Michele Visentin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Esophageal cancer is the ninth most common malignancy worldwide, ranking sixth in mortality. Platinum-based chemotherapy is commonly used for treating locally advanced esophageal cancer, yet it is ineffective in a large portion of patients. There is a need for reliable molecular markers with direct...