Meta-analysis of the prognostic value of circulating tumor cells in breast cancer.

Beteiligte Einrichtungen

Abstract

The prognostic value of circulating tumor cells (CTC) detected in breast cancer patients is currently under debate. Different time points of blood collections and various CTC assays have been used in the past decades. Here, we conducted the first comprehensive meta-analysis of published literature on the prognostic relevance of CTC, including patients with early and advanced disease.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer20
ISSN1078-0432
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2012
pubmed 22908097