Circulating tumour cells as a predictive factor for response to systemic chemotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
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SUBMITTER: Lankiewicz S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5527776 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec
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Circulating tumour cells as a predictive factor for response to systemic chemotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
Lankiewicz Silke S Zimmermann Silke S Hollmann Christiane C Hillemann Tina T Greten Tim F TF
Molecular oncology 20080916 4
Circulating tumour cells (CTC) can be traced in patients with different types of cancer. The aim of this study was to detect CTC in patients with advanced colorectal cancer and whether CTC are still detectable after systemic chemotherapy. Blood from 34 patients with advanced colorectal cancer was analysed for the presence of CTC before chemotherapy was given and after 3 months. Eleven patients demonstrated a tumour remission after chemotherapy. In 6 cases CTC were detectable before but not after ...[more]
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