Circulating endothelial cells and other angiogenesis factors in pancreatic carcinoma patients receiving gemcitabine chemotherapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pancreatic carcinoma is a significant cause of cancer-related death in developed countries. As the level of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) is known to increase in response to various cancers, we investigated the predictive pote...

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Main Authors: Kondo Shunsuke, Ueno Hideki, Hashimoto Jun, Morizane Chigusa, Koizumi Fumiaki, Okusaka Takuji, Tamura Kenji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/268