The detection and isolation of viable prostate-specific antigen positive epithelial cells by enrichment: A comparison to standard prostate-specific antigen reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and its clinical relevance in prostate cancer

Pfitzenmaier, Jesco; Ellis, William J.; Hawley, Sarah; Arfman, Edward W.; Klein, Jeffrey R.; Lange, Paul H.; Vessella, Robert L.

doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2006.09.018

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The detection and isolation of viable prostate-specific antigen positive epithelial cells by enrichment: A comparison to standard prostate-specific antigen reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and its clinical relevance in prostate cancer☆

Jesco Pfitzenmaier, M.D.
- Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6510, USA
- Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
William J. Ellis, M.D.
- Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6510, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-206-543-3640; fax: +1-206-543-3272.
Sarah Hawley, M.S.
- Public Health Division (Statistics), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Edward W. Arfman, B.A.
- Puget Sound VA Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98108-1597, USA
Jeffrey R. Klein, B.S.
- Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6510, USA
Paul H. Lange, M.D.
- Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6510, USA
Robert L. Vessella, Ph.D.
- Department of Urology, Medical School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6510, USA
- Puget Sound VA Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98108-1597, USA

Received 24 January 2006; received in revised form 6 September 2006; accepted 7 September 2006.

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☆ This work was supported by the NIDDK O’Brien Center Award, Richard M. Lucas Foundation, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, NIH SPORE Grant, and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).