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Estrogen receptor expression profile of disseminated epithelial tumor cells in bone marrow of breast cancer patients.
Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer - 1 Jan 2003
Ditsch Nina, Mayer Barbara, Rolle Michaela, Untch Michael, Schildberg Friedrich Wilhelm, Funke Ilona
Abstract excerpt
The estrogen receptor (ER) status in primary breast cancer represents an important prognostic factor and has a profound impact on therapeutic decisions. However, ER expression profile on disseminated breast cancer cells is largely unknown, although these cells are one of the main target structures in adjuvant therapy after local curative resection (R0) achieved in most breast cancer patients. Thus, the present...
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