Publication: Monitoring levels of vimentin-positive circulating cancer stem cells and tumor cells in patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
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2021-04-18
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CHIA-LIN HSU
TZU-HSIU TSAI
CHUN-KAI HUANG
CHING-YAO YANG
WEI-YU LIAO
CHAO-CHI HO
SHENG-YUAN RUAN
KUAN-YU CHEN
JIN-YUAN SHIH
PAN-CHYR YANG
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are associated with tumor spread, whereas cancer stem cells may be related to drug resistance. However, few studies have analyzed the levels of circulating cancer stem cells (CCSCs) and CTCs in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Cancer stem cells; Circulating tumor cell; Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor; Lung cancer; Progression free survival