Metabolic classification of circulating tumor cells as a biomarker for metastasis and prognosis in breast cancer

Abstract Background Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been demonstrated as a promising liquid biopsy marker for breast cancer (BC). However, the intra-patient heterogeneity of CTCs remains a challenge to clinical application. We aim at profiling aggressive CTCs subpopulation in BC utilizing the dis...

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Main Authors: Jing Chen, Changsheng Ye, Jianyu Dong, Shunwang Cao, Yanwei Hu, Bo Situ, Xiaoxue Xi, Sihua Qin, Jiasen Xu, Zhen Cai, Lei Zheng, Qian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02237-8