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Circulating tumour cells in patients with lung cancer universally indicate poor prognosis.

Fukang JinLei ZhuJingbo ShaoMina YakoubLukas SchmittChristoph ReißfelderSonja LogesAxel BennerSebastian Schölch
Published in: European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society (2022)
CTCs indicate poor prognosis in patients with primary lung cancer, with CTCs in SCLC having a more pronounced prognostic effect. The prognostic value of CTCs detected by different markers varies; most evidence is available for the strong negative prognostic effect of epithelial CTCs.
Keyphrases
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  • cell cycle arrest
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