Journal article
Meta-analysis Shows That Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells Indicates Poor Prognosis in Patients With Colorectal Cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The prognostic significance of circulating (CTCs) and disseminated tumor cells in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is controversial. We performed a meta-analysis of available studies to assess whether the detection of tumor cells in the blood and bone marrow (BM) of patients diagnosed with primary CRC can be used as a prognostic factor.
METHODS: We searched the Medline, Biosis, Science Citation Index, and Embase …
Authors
Rahbari NN; Aigner M; Thorlund K; Mollberg N; Motschall E; Jensen K; Diener MK; Büchler MW; Koch M; Weitz J
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 138, No. 5, pp. 1714–1726.e13
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2010
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.008
ISSN
0016-5085