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‹ Mon · 29 Jun 2026
Promising but preliminary

Predictive value of folate receptor-positive circulating tumor cells in postoperative progressive disease of non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Blood-based tumor cell markers show promise for predicting lung cancer recurrence, though prospective studies are needed before clinical use.

Folate receptor-positive CTCs offer a minimally invasive liquid biopsy marker for recurrence prediction in resected NSCLC, complementing ctDNA monitoring with a distinct CTC-based approach. Small retrospective study (n=171) warrants prospective validation before clinical adoption.

What the study was

Study design
Retrospective cohort study
Population
Stage I-IIIA NSCLC patients post-radical resection; n=171
Sample size
171
Category
Early Detection
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology

Why it surfaced

FR+CTC as recurrence biomarker post-NSCLC resection; liquid biopsy interest; small retrospective cohort warrants validation.

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