Clonality of circulating tumor cells in breast cancer brain metastasis patients
Abstract Background The incidence of brain metastases in breast cancer (BCBM) patients is increasing. These patients have a very poor prognosis, and therefore, identification of blood-based biomarkers, such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), and understanding the genomic heterogeneity could help to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | Breast Cancer Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-019-1184-2 |