PIM kinases are mediators of cytokine signalling pathways in hematopoietic cells and contribute to the progression of certain types of leukemia and solid tumor. Here the prognostic impact of proto-oncogene PIM-1 was analyzed in gastric carcinoma.
Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany. ute.warnecke-eberz@uk-koeln.de