Stem Cell-Like Circulating Tumor Cells Indicate Poor Prognosis in Gastric Cancer

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs), which have stem cell-like characteristics, might play a crucial role in cancer metastasis. CD44 has been identified as gastric cancer (GC) stem cell (CSC) marker. Here, the prognostic significance of CD44-positive CTCs in GC patients was investigated. CTCs were detect...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Man Li, Baogang Zhang, Zhiguang Zhang, Xia Liu, Xiangjuan Qi, Jianqiu Zhao, Yong Jiang, Haoyu Zhai, Yinglan Ji, Dan Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/981261