Circulating Tumor Cell Clusters in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients: a SWOG S0500 Translational Medicine Study.

CONCLUSIONS: In metastatic breast cancer patients starting first line chemotherapy, mortality is independent of the presence of CTC clusters, but rather depends on the number of CTC/7.5 ml WB.
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Source: Clin Med Res - July 28, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Paoletti C, Miao J, Dolce EM, Darga EP, Repollet MI, Doyle GV, Gralow JR, Hortobagyi GN, Smerage JB, Barlow WE, Hayes DF Tags: Clin Cancer Res Source Type: research