Bone Marrow Micrometastases in Breast Cancer Patients: A Long-Term Follow-up Study.

Annamaria Molino, Monica Giovannini, Rocco Micciolo, Alessandra Auriemma, Elena Fiorio, Antonio Santo, Gian Luigi Cetto

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Article in Clinical medicine. Oncology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Annamaria MolinoDepartment of Medical Oncology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Monica Giovannini

Rocco Micciolo

Alessandra Auriemma

Elena Fiorio

Antonio Santo

Gian Luigi Cetto

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Abstract

In 125 early breast cancer patients who underwent multiple bone marrow aspirates, there was no significant difference in terms of disease-free and overall survival after a median follow-up of 163 months between the patients with or without micrometastasis at the time of primary surgery. However, when the time-dependent evolution of the bone marrow aspirates was taken into account, some evidence for a longer disease-free and overall survival was found for the patients with negative bone marrow.

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bone marrowbreast cancerlong-term follow-upmicrometastases

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PMCPMC3161681

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