Circulating Tumor Cells and Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: SWOG S0500
Smerage JB, Barlow WE, Hortobagyi GN, Winer EP, Leyland-Jones B, Srkalovic G, Tejwani S, Schott AF, O'Rourke MA, Lew DL, Doyle GV, Gralow JR, Livingston RB, Hayes DF. Circulating Tumor Cells and Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: SWOG S0500. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 3483-3489. PMID: 24888818, PMCID: PMC4209100, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.56.2561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerFirst-line chemotherapyMedian overall survivalDays of therapyOverall survivalInitial therapyBreast cancerTumor cellsTrial of patientsMore effective treatmentsEvaluable patientsStandard chemotherapyPrimary outcomeArm APoor prognosisPrognostic significanceCytotoxic therapyAlternative chemotherapyEffective treatmentChemotherapyPatientsTherapyEarly switchingPersistent increaseMonths