Prognostic significance of circulating tumor cells in non-small-cell lung cancer patients: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: The prognostic significance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) detected in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is still inconsistent. We aimed to assess the prognostic relevance of CTCs using a meta-analysis. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Web of Science and EMBASE for relevant...

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Main Authors: Jianwei Wang, Ke Wang, Jianjun Xu, Jian Huang, Tao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3817175?pdf=render