Circulating Cell-Free DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells as Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with First-Line Chemotherapy.

Int J Mol Sci · 2017 · PMC5454947 · PMID 28492516

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borderline significancep -value = 0.058so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Similarly, although with borderline significance, a higher CTC number (>6) was able to identify patients with a better OS (HR: 0.47; 95% CL = 0.22–1.03; p -value = 0.058).

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