Circulating Tumor Cells Identify Early Recurrence in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Undergoing Radical Resection.

BACKGROUND:Surgery is the treatment of choice for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stages I-IIIA. However, more than 20% of these patients develop recurrence and die due to their disease. The release of tumor cells into peripheral blood (CTCs) is one of the main causes of recurrence...

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Main Authors: Clara Bayarri-Lara, Francisco G Ortega, Antonio Cueto Ladrón de Guevara, Jose L Puche, Javier Ruiz Zafra, Diego de Miguel-Pérez, Abel Sánchez-Palencia Ramos, Carlos Fernando Giraldo-Ospina, Juan A Navajas Gómez, Miguel Delgado-Rodriguez, Jose A Lorente, María Jose Serrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4767413?pdf=render