Novel molecular classification of endometrial cancer – current and future clinical implications

Aljoša Mandić; Gabriel-Stefan Nađ; Nevena Stanulović; Slobodan Maričić; Bojana Gutić

doi:10.2298/VSP220425079M

Aljoša Mandić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
Gabriel-Stefan Nađ Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
Nevena Stanulović University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
Slobodan Maričić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
Bojana Gutić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP220425079M

Keywords: biomarkers, chemotherapy, adjuvant, classification, drug therapy, endometrial neoplasms, histological techniques

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