A total of 107 patients were studied; only those specimens which when assessed by a histopathologist were thought to show classic normal features or undoubted invasive carcinoma were included in the quantitative analysis.
Current automated scoring algorithms require considerable manual data checking and correction, especially when assessing uncultured tumour specimens.
Use of more than one method in testing gastric specimens definitely enhances the diagnostic value when assessing the post-treatment H. pylori status [ 9].
We continue to include this marker as an option when assessing clinical trial specimens in which Th2 is considered a desired response.
Some authors used cellular-response grading which is based on the amount of residual viable tumour in relation to stromal fibrosis [ 5– 8, 16, 131], whereas others looked at stage shift in the treated specimens, including tumour and nodal downstaging, when assessing response [ 11, 132, 133].
Second, to exclude preexistent vessels in the specimen, vessels with a muscle layer were not counted when assessing the MVD.
As such, it is crucial for TB vaccine researchers to "cast a wide net" when assessing immune responses to clinical trial candidates while minimizing the amount of specimen required to generate these data.
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