Article
Phenotypic characterization of circulating tumor cells in triple negative breast cancer patients.
Oncotarget - 17 Jan 2017
Agelaki Sofia, Dragolia Melina, Markonanolaki Harris, Alkahtani Saad, Stournaras Christos, Georgoulias Vassilis, Kallergi Galatea
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), are considered as a poor prognosis group for whom no targeted therapies are currently available. The aim of the present study was to phenotypically characterize their CTCs in order to explore potential therapeutic targets. METHODS: PBMC's cytospins were prepared from 45 early (before and after adjuvant chemotherapy), 10 metastatic TNBC and 21...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- ErbB Receptors
- Female
- Humans
- Keratins
- MCF-7 Cells
- Middle Aged
