Breast Cancer

Tumor cells in blood may indicate more aggressive cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 6th, 2003

If patients with breast cancer have tumor cells circulating in the blood, they may have a more dangerous form of the disease, according to a study by researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

The results could lead to more tailored treatment that would spare some patients from the most potent chemotherapy and its toxic side effects.

The study, led by Massimo Cristofanilli, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the department of breast medical oncology, and published in the Proceedings for the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research, found that women who have tumor cells circulating in the...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-05-06)

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