A prospective study on the changes and clinical significance of pre-operative and post-operative circulating tumor cells in resectable gastric cancer

A prospective study on the changes and clinical significance of pre-operative and post-operative circulating tumor cells in resectable gastric cancer

Abstract Background Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been suggested as potential prognostic indicators for multiple tumors, including gastric cancer; however, pre- and post-operative CTC changes in resectable gastric cancer and possible correlations to post-operative recurrence have not been eval...

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Main Authors: Qiyue Zhang, Fei Shan, Ziyu Li, Jing Gao, Yilin Li, Lin Shen, Jiafu Ji, Ming Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
CellSearch
Circulating tumor cells
Hematogenous metastasis
Recurrence
Resectable gastric cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-018-1544-1

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