A novel methodology was used successfully in the non-invasive evaluation of the mutation frequency of the PIK3CA gene in circulating tumour cells (CTCs) found in the blood of patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, according to findings presented during an abstracts session at the IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference held 7–9 May, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Source: ESMO
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