Circulating tumor cells

DF Hayes, JB Smerage - Progress in molecular biology and translational …, 2010 - Elsevier
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) can be separated and characterized from normal
hematopoietic cellular constituents by a variety of methods. Different strategies have …

Circulating tumor cells: evolving evidence and future challenges

E Dotan, SJ Cohen, KR Alpaugh, NJ Meropol - The oncologist, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are rare malignant cells found in the peripheral blood that
originate from the primary tumor or metastatic sites. New techniques have been developed …

Circulating tumor cells in solid cancer: tumor marker of clinical relevance?

L Bertazza, S Mocellin, D Nitti - Current oncology reports, 2008 - Springer
Circulating tumor cells (CTC) can be detected in the peripheral blood of patients with a
variety of solid cancers. Because of their very low frequency, these tumor cells are not easily …

Circulating tumor cells as promising novel biomarkers in solid cancers

ES Lianidou, A Strati, A Markou - Critical reviews in clinical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood can serve as a “liquid
biopsy” approach and has thus emerged lately as one of the hottest fields in cancer …

Circulating tumor cells: advances in detection methods, biological issues, and clinical relevance

YF Sun, XR Yang, J Zhou, SJ Qiu, J Fan… - Journal of cancer research …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have long been considered a reflection
of tumor aggressiveness. Hematogenous spreading of CTCs from a primary tumor is a …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the molecular characterization of circulating tumor cells

LE Lowes, AL Allan - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Although circulating tumor cells (CTCs) were first observed over a century ago, lack of
sensitive methodology precluded detailed study of these cells until recently. However …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic changes in numbers and properties of circulating tumor cells and their potential applications

JY Tseng, CY Yang, SC Liang, RS Liu, JK Jiang… - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) can be detected in the blood of different types of early or
advanced cancer using immunology-based assays or nucleic acid methods. The detection …

Circulating tumor cells: State-of-the-art update on technologies and clinical applications

K Yap, EN Cohen, JM Reuben, JD Khoury - Current hematologic …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Circulating tumor cells represent rare events in the peripheral
blood of patients with cancer that can provide insight into tumor biology. CTC enumeration …

[PDF][PDF] Role of circulating tumor cells in future diagnosis and therapy of cancer

PD Potdar, NK Lotey - J. Cancer Metastasis Treat, 2015 - researchgate.net
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have become a blistering topic of discussion for oncologists
because of their tremendous potential in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Over the …

Circulating tumor cells: from bench to bedside

M Balic, A Williams, H Lin, R Datar… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) represent a surrogate biomarker of hematogenous
metastases. In recent years, their detection has gained increasing interest. There is ample …