Cytokeratin-19 mRNA-Positive Circulating Tumor Cells After Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Early Breast Cancer

2009240 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Nikolaos Xenidis · University of Crete

Michail Ignatiadis · University of Crete

Stella Apostolaki · University of Crete

Maria Perraki · University of Crete

Kostas Kalbakis · University of Crete

Sofia Agelaki · University of Crete

Efstathios N. Stathopoulos ·

Abstract

The detection of CK-19 mRNA-positive CTCs in the blood after adjuvant chemotherapy is an independent risk factor indicating the presence of chemotherapy-resistant residual disease.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer Cells and Metastasis Cancer and Skin Lesions Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 27, Issue 13, pp. 2177-2184

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.18.0497

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