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Press Release - Monitoring Circulating Tumor Cells With the CellSearch(R) System Can Predict Prognosis in Metastatic Breast Cancer

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments

RARITAN, N.J., July 13 /PRNewswire/ — Measuring the change in circulating tumor cell (CTC) count can accurately predict the prognosis and survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), according to a newly published report in the July 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The retrospective study compared how well CTCs and a more sensitive than conventional modality, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT), predicted survival in MBC pat

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Press Release - Monitoring Circulating Tumor Cells With the CellSearch(R) System Can Predict Prognosis in Metastatic Breast Cancer

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