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Clinical phenotypes associated with circulating tumor cell enumeration in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Urologic oncology - 1 Mar 2015
Bitting Rhonda L, Healy Patrick, Halabi Susan, George Daniel J, Goodin Michael, Armstrong Andrew J
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BACKGROUND: The presence of ≥5 circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is prognostic for shorter survival in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). However, some men have low CTCs despite widespread disease, suggesting heterogeneity in CTC phenotype or detection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of CTC enumeration with clinical disease characteristics and overall survival in...
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