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    Isolated tumor cells in stage I & II colon cancer patients are associated with significantly worse disease-free and overall survival

    Lymph node (LN) involvement represents the strongest prognostic factor in colon cancer patients. The objective of this prospective study was to assess the prognostic impact of isolated tumor cells (ITC, define...

    B. Weixler, R. Warschkow, U. Güller, A. Zettl, U. von Holzen, B. M. Schmied in BMC Cancer (2016)

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    Elevated preoperative CEA is associated with worse survival in stage I–III rectal cancer patients

    The objective of this investigation was to assess whether preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level is an independent predictor of overall survival in rectal cancer patients.

    I Tarantino, R Warschkow, M Worni, K Merati-Kashani, D Köberle in British Journal of Cancer (2012)