PURPOSE This study evaluates the clinical significance of detection of carcinoembryonic
antigen (CEA) mRNA in the dissected lymph nodes and peripheral blood samples of …

The use of reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) to analyze cells in the blood of cancer
patients for the detection of mRNA expressed in tumor cells has implications for both the …

Detection of the mRNA of selected genes by reverse transcriptase‐polymerase chain
reaction (RT‐PCR) is a sensitive and powerful tool for detecting cancer cells in bone …

To examine the limitations of reverse transcription (RT)-PCR for the detection of circulating
tumor cells in blood, we established a RT-PCR for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Whole …

Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been utilized to detect
living micrometastases of cancer cells in the lymph node, ascites or circulation system …

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to assess the prognostic value of detecting
circulating tumor cells in the tumor drainage blood and peripheral blood of patients with …

This study was designed to determine whether circulating cancer cells in patients with
gastric cancer can be identified by a RT-PCR method and to assess the clinical significance …

The detection of disseminated tumor cells in peripheral blood from colorectal cancer patients
by RT‐PCR could be an attractive method for selecting patients for adjuvant therapy. We …

BACKGROUND In spite of many reports, it remains unclear whether the presence of tumor
cells in circulating blood flow predicts a poor prognosis. METHODS Competitive seminested …

BACKGROUND: Application of the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-
PCR) to identification of circulating tumour cells in colorectal cancer. AIMS: To assess …