Molecular mechanism, regulation, and therapeutic targeting of the STAT3 signaling pathway in esophageal cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Rui-Jie Ma
- Chao Ma
- Kang Hu
- Meng-Meng Zhao
- Nan Zhang
- Zhi-Gang Sun
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Affiliations: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China, Research Center of Translational Medicine, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China, Department of Breast Disease Center, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China - Published online on: July 13, 2022 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2022.5395
- Article Number: 105
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Copyright: © Ma et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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