Prognostic role of vascular endothelial growth factor in hepatocellular carcinoma: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Br J Cancer · 2009 · PMC2694418 · PMID 19401698

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There was a tendency towards higher methodological quality in the serum VEGF studies as compared to the tissue studies (serum mean score 5.5±1.2; tissue mean score 4.6±1.4), though this did not reach statistical significance ( P =0.20).

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