Circulating CD68 positive (+) leukocytes in blood samples from patients (pts) with breast cancer (BC).
Lustberg M, Miller B, Wu Y, Xue W, Deighan C, Carothers S, Berger M, Shapiro C, Chalmers J. Circulating CD68 positive (+) leukocytes in blood samples from patients (pts) with breast cancer (BC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 172-172. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.27_suppl.172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood samplesBreast cancerLeukocyte populationsPeripheral blood leukocyte populationsNegative depletionAdvanced breast cancerMultiparameter flow cytometry analysisVenous blood samplesBlood leukocyte populationsPrimary breast tumorsMacrophages/monocytesProgression of diseaseBreast tumor stromaCell surface markersAdditional phenotypic characterizationFlow cytometry analysisPositive leukocytesBC patientsPeripheral bloodPredictive markerPoor responseCD 68Such tumorsPatient's stageT cells