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Impact of disseminated tumor cells in gastrointestinal cancer.
Expert review of molecular diagnostics - 1 May 2006
Thorban Stefan, Rosenberg Robert, Maak Matthias, Friederichs Jan, Gertler Ralf, Siewert Jörg-Rüdiger
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The detection of epithelial cells by sensitive immunological and molecular methods in blood, lymph nodes or bone marrow of gastrointestinal cancer patients may open a new approach to clinical metastasis research. The phenotypic and genomic characterization of these cells is of great value in the prediction of the further course of the disease and the monitoring of response to treatment. In addition, the role of...
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