Circulating tumor cells in the clinical cancer diagnosis

• P. Zhang ^[1] ; H. Zhou ^[1] ; K. Lu ^[1] ; Y. Wang ^[1] ; T. Feng ^[1]
  1. [1] Nanjing Medical University

     Nanjing Medical University

     China

     
• Localización: Clinical & translational oncology, ISSN 1699-048X, Vol. 22, Nº. 3 (March), 2020, págs. 279-282
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that have shed into the vasculature or lymphatics from a primary tumor and are carried around the body in the blood circulation. CTCs undergo a series of migration, adhesion and aggregation to form metastases, leading to post-operative recurrence and metastasis in patients with malignant tumors. The detection and analysis of CTCs, as a new non-invasive diagnostic tool, plays an important role in tumor diagnosis, therapeutic efficacy, monitoring recurrence, prognosis assessment and tumor precision medical treatment.