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The Blood Microenvironment Influences the Molecular Phenotypes of Circulating Tumor Cells in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Anticancer research - 1 Feb 2021
Tada Hiroe, Takahashi Hideyuki, Ida Shota, Mito Ikko, Matsuyama Toshiyuki, Chikamatsu Kazuaki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may be affected by the environment encountered during blood circulation. We aimed to explore the association between the molecular phenotype of CTCs and systemic inflammatory markers. PATIENTS AND METHODS: CTCs isolated from patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by CD45-negative selection were analyzed for the expression of multiple...
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