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Circulating Tumor Cells In Cancer Prognosis and Diagnosis

No financial disclosure. . Case scenario. 65 y/o man with newly diagnosed pancreatic head adenocarcinomaLocalized by CT scanWhipple procedureSurgical margin and lymph nodes (13) were negativeAdjuvant gemcitabine-based chemoradiationRelapsed in liver 1 year later. Metastasis accounts for 90%

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Circulating Tumor Cells In Cancer Prognosis and Diagnosis

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    1. Circulating Tumor Cells In Cancer Prognosis and Diagnosis Kian-Huat Lim 12/11/2009

    2. No financial disclosure

    3. Case scenario 65 y/o man with newly diagnosed pancreatic head adenocarcinoma Localized by CT scan Whipple procedure Surgical margin and lymph nodes (13) were negative Adjuvant gemcitabine-based chemoradiation Relapsed in liver 1 year later

    4. Metastasis accounts for 90% of all cancer deaths Initial presentation Late distal recurrence 5-year survival of localized cancer Pancreas: 20% Lung: 50% Esophagus: 37% Liver: 21% Stomach: 57% >90%: breast, prostate, melanoma, ovary, colon, renal Metastasis is the major cause of cancer death

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