Association of early changes of circulating cancer stem-like cells with survival among patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Pei-Hung ChangChun-Hui LeeTyler Min-Hsien WuKun-Yun YehHung-Ming WangWen-Kuan HuangSheng-Chieh ChanWen-Chi ChouFeng-Che KuanHsuan-Chih KuoYung-Chia KuoChing-Chih HuJason Chia-Hsun HsiehPublished in: Therapeutic advances in medical oncology (2022)
A cCSC decline after one cycle of chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer is predictive of a superior chemotherapy response and longer PFS and OS, implying that cCSC dynamic monitoring may be helpful in early prediction of treatment response and prognosis.