Detection and Characterization of Circulating Tumor Associated Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Detection and Characterization of Circulating Tumor Associated Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer

The availability of blood-based diagnostic testing using a non-invasive technique holds promise for real-time monitoring of disease progression and treatment selection. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been used as a prognostic biomarker for the metastatic breast cancer (MBC). The molecular chara...

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Main Authors: Zhaomei Mu, Naoual Benali-Furet, Georges Uzan, Anaëlle Znaty, Zhong Ye, Carmela Paolillo, Chun Wang, Laura Austin, Giovanna Rossi, Paolo Fortina, Hushan Yang, Massimo Cristofanilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
circulating tumor associated cells
circulating tumor cells (CTCs)
circulating tumor cell clusters (CTC clusters)
epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT)
cancer associated macrophage-like cells (CAMLs)
size-exclusion technology
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/10/1665

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