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Expression and clinical relevance of epithelial and mesenchymal markers in circulating tumor cells from colorectal cancer.
Oncotarget - 7 Feb 2017
Zhao Ren, Cai Zhen, Li Sheng, Cheng Yong, Gao Hua, Liu Fang, Wu Shiyang, Liu Suyan, Dong Yan, Zheng Lei, Zhang Wenbin, Wu Xiaojun, Yao Xueqing
Abstract excerpt
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with phenotypic hallmarks of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) reportedly contribute to tumor metastasis in different cancer types. We therefore evaluated the expression of EMT markers in CTCs obtained from a large cohort of Chinese patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and investigated their clinical relevance. The CanPatrolTM CTC enrichment technique was used to isolate and...
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