Matrix metalloproteinase 9 and the epidermal growth factor signal pathway in operable non-small cell lung cancer

G Cox, JL Jones, KJ O'Byrne - Clinical cancer research, 2000 - AACR
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 is an endopeptidase that digests basement membrane type
IV collagen. Enhanced expression has been related to tumor progression both in vitro and …

Hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α in non small cell lung cancer: Relation to growth factor, protease and apoptosis pathways

DEB Swinson, JL Jones, G Cox… - … journal of cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Hypoxia‐inducible factor (HIF)‐1α is the regulatory subunit of HIF‐1 that is stabilized under
hypoxic conditions. Under different circumstances, HIF‐1α may promote both tumorigenesis …

Tumour necrosis is an independent prognostic marker in non-small cell lung cancer: correlation with biological variables

DEB Swinson, JL Jones, D Richardson, G Cox… - Lung cancer, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Tumour necrosis (TN) is recognized to be a consequence of chronic cellular
hypoxia. TN and hypoxia correlate with poor prognosis in solid tumours. Methods: In a …

Effect of thoracoscopic talc poudrage vs talc slurry via chest tube on pleurodesis failure rate among patients with malignant pleural effusions: a randomized clinical trial

…, I Psallidas, WS Lim, KG Blyth, ME Roberts, G Cox… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is challenging to manage. Talc pleurodesis is
a common and effective treatment. There are no reliable data, however, regarding the …

Coexpression of MUC1 glycoprotein with multiple angiogenic factors in non-small cell lung cancer suggests coactivation of angiogenic and migration pathways

…, MI Koukourakis, E Sivridis, K O'Byrne, G Cox… - Clinical Cancer …, 2000 - AACR
We investigated the expression of MUC1 protein and its relationship to the microvessel
density and the expression of thymidine phosphorylase, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF…

[HTML][HTML] The use and development of medical thoracoscopy in the United Kingdom over the past 5 years

NJ Burrows, NJ Ali, GM Cox - Respiratory medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Medical thoracoscopy is a safe, reliable and therapeutic procedure used
in the management of pleural disease. For reasons that are unclear it is under utilised in the …

Investigating the solitary pulmonary nodule

W McNulty, G Cox, I Au-Yong - BMj, 2012 - bmj.com
The presence of a solitary pulmonary nodule raises the suspicion of cancer and requires
careful further investigation to determine whether it is malignant or benign

[HTML][HTML] Serum proteomics and plasma fibulin-3 in differentiation of mesothelioma from asbestos-exposed controls and patients with other pleural diseases

…, I Psallidas, D Mukherjee, M Chetty, G Cox… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is difficult to diagnose. An accurate
blood biomarker could prompt specialist referral or be deployed in future screening. In earlier …

Bcl-2 is an independent prognostic factor and adds to a biological model for predicting outcome in operable non-small cell lung cancer

G Cox, JL Jones, A Andi, KR Abrams, KJ O'Byrne - Lung Cancer, 2001 - Elsevier
Introduction: The underlying biology of a tumour may hold the key to predicting the outcome
for an individual patient as well as identifying potential therapeutic targets. Using epidermal …

Does immunointensity account for the differences in prognostic significance of Bcl-2 expression in non-small cell lung cancer?

G Cox, RA Walker, S Muller, KR Abrams… - Pathology & Oncology …, 2000 - Springer
Bcl-2 is an oncogenic protein that plays a central role in apoptosis. The association of Bcl-2
expression and prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is unclear, with some …