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Detection of circulating tumour cells with a hybrid (epithelial/mesenchymal) phenotype in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
British journal of cancer - 25 Oct 2011
Lecharpentier A, Vielh P, Perez-Moreno P, Planchard D, Soria J C, Farace F
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BACKGROUND: Circulating tumour cells (CTC) have a crucial role in metastasis formation and can consistently provide information on patient prognosis. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is considered as an essential process in the metastatic cascade, but there is currently very few data demonstrating directly the existence of the EMT process in CTCs. METHODS: CTCs were enriched by blood filtration using ISET...
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