Associated Genetic Biomarkers

Overview

NCI Definition: A carcinoma of the ureter. The majority of ureter carcinomas are transitional cell and less frequently squamous cell carcinomas or adenocarcinomas. --2003 [1]

Significant Genes in Ureter Carcinoma

EGFR +

ERBB2 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Carcinoma of the Ureter, Carcinoma of Ureter, Ureteral Carcinoma
Parent(s)
Malignant Ureter Neoplasm
Children
Ureter Small Cell Carcinoma, Ureter Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma, Ureter Adenocarcinoma, and Regional Ureter Carcinoma

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.