Elevation in Peripheral Blood Circulating Tumor Cell Number Correlates with Macroscopic Progression in UICC Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Patients
Aims: Cytokeratin(CK) based real-time RT-PCR assays (QRT-PCR) are now available for peripheral blood circulating tumor cell (CTC) evaluations in colorectal cancer(CRC) patients. Results are non-existent for the application of these techniques to the determination of progression and therapy response...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Disease Markers |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/941509 |