The past decade has witnessed ongoing progress in precision medicine to improve human
health. As an emerging diagnostic technique, liquid biopsy can provide real-time …

Magnetic cell separation has become a key methodology for the isolation of target cell
populations from biological suspensions, covering a wide spectrum of applications from …

Cancer cells release small extracellular vesicles, exosomes, that have been shown to
contribute to various aspects of cancer development and progression. Differential analysis of …

The major cause of cancer-associated mortality is tumor metastasis, a disease that is far
from understood. Many studies have observed circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in patients' …

Lung cancer is a malignant lung tumor with various histological variants that arise from
different cell types, such as bronchial epithelium, bronchioles, alveoli, or bronchial mucous …

Biomarkers are detectable molecules that can reflect specific physiological states of cells,
organs, and organisms and therefore be regarded as indicators for specific diseases. And …

During the process of metastasis, which is the leading cause of cancer-related death, cancer
cells dissociate from primary tumors, migrate to distal sites, and finally colonize, eventually …

The tunability of SELEX procedure is an essential feature to supply bioaffinity receptors
(aptamers) almost on demand for analytical and therapeutic purposes. This longstanding …

More recently, detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been considered as an
appealing prognostic and diagnostic approach for cancer patients. CTCs as a type of tumor …

Liquid biopsy allows for the quick and noninvasive detection of tumor-associated
components. Various liquid biopsy components, which include circulating tumor cells, tumor …