LncRNA PVT1 up-regulation is a poor prognosticator and serves as a therapeutic target in esophageal adenocarcinoma

Abstract

PVT1 has emerged as an oncogene in many tumor types. However, its role in Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the role of PVT1 in BE/EAC progression and uncover its therapeutic value against EAC.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 10, 2019
Source ID
10.1186/s12943-019-1064-5

Entities

People

  • A. Robert Macleod
  • Ailing W. Scott
  • Brian Weston
  • Chengcao Sun
  • Christopher Vellano
  • Chunru Lin
  • Guangchun Han
  • Jaffer A. Ajani
  • Jeffrey H. Lee
  • Jiankang Jin
  • Lang Ma
  • Linghua Wang
  • Liuqing Yang
  • Longfei Huo
  • Manoop S. Bhutani
  • Melissa Pool Pizzi
  • Shumei Song
  • Yan Xu
  • Ying Wang
  • Youngsoo Kim
  • Yuan Li
  • Zhenning Wang

Organizations

  • National Cancer Institute

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).