Perioperative cancer cell dissemination detected with a real-time RT-PCR assay for EpCAM is not associated with worse prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) has been used as surrogate marker for the quantification of circulating tumour cells (CTC). Our aim was to prospectively study the value of a real-time RT-PCR assay for EpCAM detection in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/47 |