Preoperative evidence of circulating tumor cells by means of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for carcinoembryonic antigen messenger RNA is an independent predictor of survival in non–small cell lung cancer: A prospective study
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 124 (2) , 299-305
- https://doi.org/10.1067/mtc.2002.124370
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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