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External quality assurance of circulating tumor cell enumeration using the CellSearch<sup>®</sup> system: A feasibility study

Jaco Kraan, Stefan Sleijfer, Michiel Strijbos, Michail Ignatiadis, Dieter Peeters, Jean‐Yves Pierga, Françoise Farace, Sabine Riethdorf, Tanja Fehm, Laura Zorzino,

Cytometry Part B Clinical Cytometry · 2010 · 108 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

This multicenter study shows the feasibility of an EQA program for CTC detection in patient samples, and the importance of continuation of such a program for the harmonization of CTC enumeration.

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Circulating Tumor Cells, Disease Progression, and Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Massimo Cristofanilli, G. Thomas Budd, Matthew J. Ellis et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2004 · 4.5K citations · Full text

Tumor Cells Circulate in the Peripheral Blood of All Major Carcinomas but not in Healthy Subjects or Patients With Nonmalignant Diseases

W. Jeffrey Allard, Jeri Matera, Michael Craig Miller et al. · Clinical Cancer Research · 2004 · 2.5K citations

Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Validation Study of the CellSearch System

Sabine Riethdorf, Herbert A. Fritsche, Volkmar Müller et al. · Clinical Cancer Research · 2007 · 1.3K citations

Circulating Tumor Cells: A Novel Prognostic Factor for Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Breast Cancer

Massimo Cristofanilli, Daniel F. Hayes, G. Thomas Budd et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2005 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Circulating Tumor Cells at Each Follow-up Time Point during Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Predict Progression-Free and Overall Survival

Daniel F. Hayes, Massimo Cristofanilli, G. Thomas Budd et al. · Clinical Cancer Research · 2006 · 1K citations