A Pilot Study of Circulating Tumor Cells in Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

A Pilot Study of Circulating Tumor Cells in Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Purpose: Measurement of the number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream has been shown to have prognostic significance in treating breast carcinoma. This pilot study was formulated to determine if stage IV non-small cell lung carcinomas similarly shed malignant cells into the circula...

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Main Authors: Max Haid, Edward Chesna, Mary Theodoroff, Debra K. Spaeth, Cheruppolil R. Santhosh-Kumar, Zahid N. Dar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Advocate Aurora Health 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
Subjects:
lung
carcinoma
non-small cell
survival
circulating tumor cells
CELLSEARCH assay
Online Access:http://digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=jpcrr

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