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. 1996 Jun;73(12):1556-9.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.1996.293.

Growth rate of lung metastases and S-phase fraction as determined by flow cytometry from the primary tumour in 25 patients with bone or soft-tissue sarcomas

C Blomqvist  1 , R Huuhtanen, Y Pan, T Wiklund, M Tarkkanen, M Virolainen, B Tribukait
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Growth rate of lung metastases and S-phase fraction as determined by flow cytometry from the primary tumour in 25 patients with bone or soft-tissue sarcomas

C Blomqvist et al. Br J Cancer. 1996 Jun.
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Abstract

A significant correlation (r = -0.48) was found between the logarithm of the S-phase fraction of the primary tumour (SPF) and the logarithm of the doubling time of lung metastases (T2). The estimated median cell loss factor was 88% (range 35-99%).

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