Circulating Tumor Cell cluster phenotype allows monitoring response to treatment and predicts survival

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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are putative markers of tumor prognosis and may serve to evaluate patient's response to chemotherapy. CTCs are often detected as single cells but infrequently as clusters and are indicative of worse prognosis. In this study, we developed a short-term culture of nucleated blood cells which was applied to blood samples from breast, lung, esophageal and bladder cancer patients....

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