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ea0052p18 | (1) | UKINETS2017

Circulating Tumour Cells (CTCs) are associated with bone metastases in patients with Neuroendocrine Tumours (NET)

Rizzo Francesca Maria , Childs Alexa , Mandair Dalvinder , Khan Mohid S , Cives Mauro , Ensell Leah , Lowe Helen , Caplin Martyn E , Toumpanakis Christos , Meyer Tim

Background: Bone metastases have been described in up to 15% of patients with NETs and are associated with a worse clinical outcome. Here we investigate the role of CTCs as a marker of bone metastases in a large cohort of patients with gastroenteropancreatic NETs.Methods: To be eligible for the study, patients were required to be ≥ 18 years old, have histologically confirmed midgut or pancreatic NET (pNET) and metastatic disease measurable by RECIS...