Relationship of Ki-67 index in biopsies of metastatic breast cancer tissue and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) at the time of biopsy collection.

Thomas Maximilian DeutschChiara FischerFabian RiedelKathrin HaßdenteufelLaura L MichelMarc SütterlinSabine RiethdorfKlaus PantelMarkus WallwienerAndreas SchneeweissStefan Stefanovic

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2023)

CTCs and Ki-67 are independent prognostic markers in metastatic breast cancer. High Ki-67 in metastatic tumor tissue is not correlated to high iCTC or aCTC counts in peripheral blood.

Keyphrases

circulating tumor cells
metastatic breast cancer
peripheral blood
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
circulating tumor
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
ultrasound guided
lymph node
locally advanced