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Circulating Tumor Cells Count Predicts Survival in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Adriana Romiti, Salvatore Raffa, Roberta Di Rocco, Michela Roberto, Annalisa Milano, Angelo Zullo, Laura Leone, Danilo Ranieri, Francesca Mazzetta, Emanuela Medda,

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases · 2014 · 42 citations · 19 references

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This study found that the presence of CTCs is associated with a reduced survival in colorectal cancer patients. Further studies aimed at testing such a predictive value in early stage colorectal cancer are awaited.

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