Survival mechanisms of circulating tumor cells and their implications for cancer treatment

S Zhou, H Xu, Y Duan, Q Tang, H Huang… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2024 - Springer
Metastasis remains the principal trigger for relapse and mortality across diverse cancer
types. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs), which originate from the primary tumor or its metastatic …

Application of CTC discoveries for liquid biopsy: the RPL/RPS gene signature of melanoma CTCs is linked to brain metastasis onset

TY Bowley, D Marchetti - Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2024 - Springer
Melanoma brain metastasis (MBM) is diagnosed clinically in up to 60% of patients with
metastatic melanoma and in up to 80% of patients at autopsy [1, 2]. Colonization of the brain …