Abstract:Purpose: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have a tremendous potential for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients. Here, we performed a unique analysis of all atypical circulating cells isolated with a filtration-based technology from metastatic breast cancer (mBC) patients.
Patients and methods: The PERMED-01 study enrolled patients with mBC, refractory to systemic therapy, and with an accessible lesion to biopsy. We analyzed atypical circulating cells isolated from patients' blood at the time of in… Show more
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