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Therapeutic intervention based on circulating tumor cell phenotype in metastatic breast cancer: concept of the DETECT study program.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics - 1 Feb 2016
Schramm Amelie, Friedl Thomas W P, Schochter Fabienne, Scholz Christoph, de Gregorio Nikolaus, Huober Jens, Rack Brigitte, Trapp Elisabeth, Alunni-Fabbroni Marianna, Müller Volkmar, Schneeweiss Andreas, Pantel Klaus, Meier-Stiegen Franziska, Hartkopf Andreas, Taran Florin-Andrei, Wallwiener Diethelm, Janni Wolfgang, Fehm Tanja
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of the ongoing DETECT study program is to evaluate therapeutic intervention based on phenotypes of circulating tumor cells (CTC) in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Currently (as of July 2015) more than half of the projected about 2000 patients with MBC have already been screened for CTC. METHODS: Women with HER2-negative primary tumor and presence of CTC are recruited into different...
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