Persistent tumor cells in bone marrow of non-metastatic breast cancer patients after primary surgery are associated with inferior outcome

Persistent tumor cells in bone marrow of non-metastatic breast cancer patients after primary surgery are associated with inferior outcome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To investigate the prognostic significance of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in bone marrow (BM) from non-metastatic breast cancer patients before and after surgery.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Patients with non-me...

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Main Authors: Tjensvoll Kjersti, Oltedal Satu, Heikkilä Reino, Kvaløy Jan, Gilje Bjørnar, Reuben James M, Smaaland Rune, Nordgård Oddmund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Minimal residual disease
Multimarker real-time PCR
Bone marrow
DTC
prognosis
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/190

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