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Breast Cancer
Circulating breast cancer tumor cells correlated to bone marrow micrometastases
July 14th, 2005
Circulating breast cancer tumor cells might be correlated to bone marrow micrometastases. "The incidence and biological characteristics of circulating tumor cells in the blood of patients with breast cancer were examined and subgroups were evaluated in the context of systemic treatment and the presence of disseminated tumor cells in bone marrow. Circulating tumor cells were isolated from the peripheral blood of patients with breast cancer using a gradient system designed for the enrichment of circulating tumor cells (OncoQuick)," scientists in Germany reported. "Circulating tumor cells were identified with the anti-cytokeratin antibody, A45-B/B3. In...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-14)
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