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Clinical applications of circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells in pancreatic cancer.
Molecular oncology - 1 Mar 2016
Riva Francesca, Dronov Oleksii I, Khomenko Dmytro I, Huguet Florence, Louvet Christophe, Mariani Pascale, Stern Marc-Henri, Lantz Olivier, Proudhon Charlotte, Pierga Jean-Yves, Bidard Francois-Clement
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most frequent pancreatic cancer type and is characterized by a dismal prognosis due to late diagnosis, local tumor invasion, frequent distant metastases and poor sensitivity to current therapy. In this context, circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA constitute easily accessible blood-borne tumor biomarkers that may prove their clinical interest for...
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