Current understanding of circulating tumor cells – potential value in malignancies of the central nervous system

Current understanding of circulating tumor cells – potential value in malignancies of the central nervous system

Detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood via so-called 'liquid biopsies' carries enormous clinical potential in malignancies of the central nervous system (CNS) because of the potential to follow disease evolution with a blood test, without the need for repeat neurosurgical...

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Main Authors: Lukasz A. Adamczyk, Hannah eWilliams, Aleksandra eFrankow, Hayley Patricia Ellis, Harry R Haynes, Claire ePerks, Jeff M P Holly, Kathreena M Kurian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Glioma
circulating tumor cells
glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
liquid biopsy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2015.00174/full

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