title: [Circulating tumour cells is a promising prognostic and predictive marker of gastric cancer].
abstract: Despite chemotherapy and intended curative surgery, approximately 50% of patients with gastric cancer develop recurrence and eventually die of metastatic disease. The detection of circulating tumour cells (CTC) in peripheral blood is a promising prognostic and predictive marker. The most typically applied approaches to the detection of CTC are RT-PCR and immunological assays. Measurement of CTC in gastric cancer seems useful for predicting prognosis and monitoring response of chemotherapy. There is still no gold standard for CTC-detection in gastric cancer patients and larger studies are needed.
authors.affiliation: Jagtvej 120, 6., 611, 2200 København N. okholmcecilie@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cecilie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Okholm
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thorsteinsson
authors.forename: Michael Patrick
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Achiam
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D002469:Cell Separation; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor