Cytokeratin-positive cells in the bone marrow and survival of patients with stage I, II, or III breast cancer.

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Published in N Engl J Med on February 24, 2000

Authors

S Braun1, K Pantel, P Müller, W Janni, F Hepp, C R Kentenich, S Gastroph, A Wischnik, T Dimpfl, G Kindermann, G Riethmüller, G Schlimok

Author Affiliations

1: I. Frauenklinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. sbraun@fk-i.med.uni-muenchen.de

Associated clinical trials:

Effect of Chemotherapy and Radiation Prior to Surgery for Triple Negative Breast Cancer | NCT00603408

Effect of Chemotherapy Administered Before Surgery on Breast Cancers, Bone Marrow Cancer Cells, and Circulating Cancer Cells | NCT00353483

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