Analysis of disseminated tumor cells before and after platinum based chemotherapy in primary ovarian cancer. Do stem cell like cells predict prognosis?

Oncotarget · 2016 · PMC5041992 · PMID 27049920

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borderline significancep = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

DTC persistence resulted in a shorter PFS and OS reaching borderline significance ( p = 0.06; p = 0.07).

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reached borderline significanceno p-value reported

Furthermore, although p values reached borderline significance, these cells might be associated with worse outcome which finally has to be proven in a bigger patient cohort.

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