Baseline circulating stem-like cells predict survival in patients with metastatic breast Cancer

Abstract Background Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are associated with breast cancer prognosis. Research is limited regarding the role of circulating cancer stem-like cells (cCSCs) considering the treatment response and survival among patients with metastatic breast cancer. Accordingly, we performed...

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Main Authors: Chun-Hui Lee, Jason Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Tyler Min-Hsien Wu, Ting-Shiuan Yeh, Hung-Ming Wang, Yung-Chan Lin, Jen-Shi Chen, Chia-Lin Lee, Wen-Kuan Huang, Tsung-Min Hung, Tzu-Tsen Yen, Sheng-Chieh Chan, Wen-Chi Chou, Feng-Che Kuan, Ching-Chih Hu, Pei-Hung Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6370-1