Significance of Micrometastases in Prostate Cancer

Wood, David P.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Type: First Independent Research Support & Transition (FIRST) Awards (R29)
• Project #: 7R29CA062238-02
• Application #: 2103354
• Study Section: Pathology B Study Section (PTHB)
• Project Start: 1995-12-22
• Project End: 1999-11-30
• Budget Start: 1995-12-22
• Budget End: 1996-11-30
• Support Year: 2
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: Wayne State University
• Department: Urology
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• City: Detroit
• State: MI
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 48202

Publications

Cher, M L; de Oliveira, J G; Beaman, A A et al. (1999) Cellular proliferation and prevalence of micrometastatic cells in the bone marrow of patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res 5:2421-5

Wood Jr, D P; Banerjee, M (1997) Presence of circulating prostate cells in the bone marrow of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy is predictive of disease-free survival. J Clin Oncol 15:3451-7

Bruce, R G; Rankin, W R; Cibull, M L et al. (1996) Single focus of adenocarcinoma in the prostate biopsy specimen is not predictive of the pathologic stage of disease. Urology 48:75-9