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SUBMITTER: Su PJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4987675 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Su Po-Jung PJ Wu Min-Hsien MH Wang Hung-Ming HM Lee Chia-Lin CL Huang Wen-Kuan WK Wu Chiao-En CE Chang Hsien-Kun HK Chao Yin-Kai YK Tseng Chen-Kan CK Chiu Tzu-Keng TK Lin Nina Ming-Jung NM Ye Siou-Ru SR Lee Jane Ying-Chieh JY Hsieh Chia-Hsun CH
Scientific reports 20160817
The role of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in advanced oesophageal cancer (EC) patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) remains uncertain. A negative selection protocol plus flow cytometry was validated to efficiently identify CTCs. The CTC number was calculated and analysed for survival impact. The protocol's efficacy in CTC identification was validated with a recovery rate of 44.6 ± 9.1% and a coefficient of variation of 20.4%. Fifty-seven patients and 20 healthy donors were en ...[more]