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Prognostic significance of free peritoneal tumor cells in the peritoneal cavity before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric carcinoma undergoing potentially curative resection

Free peritoneal tumor cells (FPTCs) are an independent prognostic factor in patients undergoing curative resection for gastric carcinoma. Whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) can eliminate FPTCs in the peritoneal lavage remains unclear. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of NAC on FP...

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Main Authors: Lorenzen, Sylvie (Author) , Panzram, Benjamin (Author) , Rosenberg, Robert (Author) , Nekarda, Hjalmar (Author) , Becker, Karin (Author) , Schenk, Ulrich (Author) , Höfler, Heinz (Author) , Siewert, Jörg R. (Author) , Jäger, Dirk (Author) , Ott, Katja (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 19 May 2010
In: Annals of surgical oncology
Year: 2010, Volume: 17, Issue: 10, Pages: 2733-2739
ISSN:1534-4681
DOI:10.1245/s10434-010-1090-4
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1090-4
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1245/s10434-010-1090-4
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Author Notes:Sylvie Lorenzen, Benjamin Panzram, Robert Rosenberg, Hjalmar Nekarda, Karin Becker, Ulrich Schenk, Heinz Höfler, Jörg-Rüdiger Siewert, Dirk Jäger, and Katja Ott
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Summary:Free peritoneal tumor cells (FPTCs) are an independent prognostic factor in patients undergoing curative resection for gastric carcinoma. Whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) can eliminate FPTCs in the peritoneal lavage remains unclear. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of NAC on FPTCs.
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ISSN:1534-4681
DOI:10.1245/s10434-010-1090-4

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