A Comparison of Three Methods for the Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Early and Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Comparison of Three Methods for the Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Early and Metastatic Breast Cancer

Background: We directly compared CTC detection rates and prognostic significance, using three different methods in patients with breast cancer (BC). Methods: Early (n=200) and metastatic (n=164) patients were evaluated before initiating adjuvant or first-line chemotherapy, using the CellSearchTM Sys...

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Main Authors: Eleni Politaki, Sofia Agelaki, Stella Apostolaki, Dora Hatzidaki, Areti Strati, Filippos Koinis, Maria Perraki, Georgia Saloustrou, Giannis Stoupis, Galatea Kallergi, Maria Spiliotaki, Tereza Skaltsi, Evi Lianidou, Vassilis Georgoulias, Dimitrios Mavroudis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2017-11-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Subjects:
Real Time RT-qPCR
Circulating Tumor Cells
Immunofluorescence
Breast Cancer
Cell Search System
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/485115

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