Metastatic tumor burden of each animal was calculated by combining tumor volumes from four lobes of lungs.
(b) Quantitative analysis of
the metastatic tumor burden in the lung.
Not exact matches
These results suggest that cfDNA might better reflect
tumors» biological behavior and aggressiveness than
tumor burden in
metastatic NSCLC.
«Given the high discrepancy of genetic findings between a primary
tumor and
metastatic sites within the same patient, our study suggests we should concentrate on
metastatic sites that represent the majority of the
tumor burden.
The immune checkpoint blockade drug nivolumab reduced
tumor burden in 24.4 percent of patients with
metastatic bladder cancer, regardless of whether their
tumors had a biomarker related to the drug's target, according to clinical trial results from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Rashid OM, Nagahashi M, Ramachandran S, Yamada A, Graham L, Milstien S, Spiegel S, Bear HD, Takabe K. Resection of the Primary
Tumor Improves Survival in
Metastatic Breast Cancer by Reduction of Overall
Tumor Burden.