The prognostic role of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been clearly demonstrated in many
types of cancer. However, their roles in diagnostic and treatment strategies remain to be …

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are rare tumor cells and have been investigated as
diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers in many types of cancer. Although CTCs …

Purpose The lymphocyte to monocyte ratio, an inflammation-based score, has been used to
predict the biological behavior of malignant tumors. However, the relationship between the …

The standard of care in locally advanced rectal cancer is neoadjuvant chemoradiation
(nCRT) followed by radical surgery. Response to nCRT varies among patients and …

ABSTRACT Introduction: The CellSearch® CTC test enumerates tumor cells present in 7.5
ml blood of cancer patients. improvements, extensions and different utilities of the cellsearch …

Simple Summary The ability to predict or detect colorectal cancer (CRC) recurrence early
after surgery enables physicians to apply appropriate treatment plans and different follow-up …

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs), which are now defined as the “break away” cancer cells that
derive from primary-or metastatic-tumor sites and present in the bloodstream, are …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the role of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in
assessing and predicting tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for …

As a result of recent progress in detection techniques, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and
circulating tumor cells (CTC) can now be accurately detected in the blood of most cancer …

BACKGROUND Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) frequently occur in the gastrointestinal tract,
lung, and pancreas, and the rectum and appendix are the sites with the highest incidence …