Our findings suggest the increase in CECs and MPs number during or after chemotherapy as predictive biomarkers of tumor progression in advanced NSCLC patients. An association of basal CECs and MPs values with tumor stage was also shown in advanced NSCLC patients. However, baseline CECs levels and their kinetics after chemotherapy seem to be prognostic factors in advanced NSCLC.
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