Clinical Significance of Detecting CEA and CK20 mRNA-positive Cells in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Clinical Significance of Detecting CEA and CK20 mRNA-positive Cells in Colorectal Cancer Patients
To determine whether the presence of circulating/disseminated tumor cells (CTCs/DTCs) in the blood and bone marrow of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with localized disease is a negative prognostic factor, and to find correlations with other clinical/pathological disease characteristics.
Inclusion Criteria:
- colorectal adenocarcinoma
Exclusion Criteria: