The Frequency of Circulating Tumour Cells and the Correlation with the Clinical Response to Standard Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Prospective Study.

Yu QianYuan WuZilong YuanXiaohui NiuYaoyao HeJun PengYingying ShiShaozhong WeiDesheng HuYunfeng Zhou

Published in: Cancer management and research (2019)

The decrease in CTCs was correlated with therapeutic efficacy in patients with LANPC, and the presence of tetraploid CTCs before treatment is a potential predictive factor for clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
circulating tumor cells
rectal cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
induced apoptosis
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
cell cycle arrest
phase ii study
oxidative stress
lymph node
risk assessment
pi k akt
smoking cessation