Evaluation of circulating tumor cells in patients with breast cancer: Multi-institutional clinical trial in Japan

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-256

  Yagata, Hiroshi ^a   Nakamura, Seigo ^a   Toi, Masakazu ^b   Bando, Hiroko ^c   Ohno, Shinji ^d   Kataoka, Akemi ^d  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circulating tumor cells; CTC in breast cancer in Japan; Metastatic breast cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL COUNT; CELL SEPARATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 45749130612     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-007-0748-9     Document Type: Article

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