Serial Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer Receiving First-Line Chemotherapy
Magbanua MJM, Hendrix LH, Hyslop T, Barry WT, Winer EP, Hudis C, Toppmeyer D, Carey LA, Partridge AH, Pierga JY, Fehm T, Vidal-Martínez J, Mavroudis D, Garcia-Saenz JA, Stebbing J, Gazzaniga P, Manso L, Zamarchi R, Antelo ML, De Mattos-Arruda L, Generali D, Caldas C, Munzone E, Dirix L, Delson AL, Burstein HJ, Qadir M, Ma C, Scott JH, Bidard FC, Park JW, Rugo HS. Serial Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer Receiving First-Line Chemotherapy. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 113: 443-452. PMID: 32770247, PMCID: PMC8023821, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalFirst-line chemotherapyOverall survivalBaseline CTCsCTC statusPrognostic groupsInferior progression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancer patientsFuture prospective clinical trialsNovel prognostic groupsMetastatic breast cancerProspective clinical trialsRisk stratification strategiesBreast cancer patientsCourse of treatmentMore effective treatmentsUndetectable CTCsMBC patientsHazard ratioPoor outcomePrognostic significanceCox regressionCancer patientsClinical trialsCTC measurement