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SUBMITTER: Narbe U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7407940 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Narbe Ulrik U Bendahl Pär-Ola PO Aaltonen Kristina K Fernö Mårten M Forsare Carina C Jørgensen Charlotte Levin Tykjær CLT Larsson Anna-Maria AM Rydén Lisa L
Cells 20200717 7
<h4>Background</h4>Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) has distinguishing features when compared to invasive ductal carcinoma of no special type (NST). In this study, we explored the distributional and prognostic characteristics of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in metastatic ILC and NST.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Patients were included in an observational trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01322893) with ILC (<i>n</i> = 28) and NST (<i>n</i> = 111). CTC count (number/7.5 mL blood) was evaluated with ...[more]