Detection and clinic implication of circulating tumor cells in peripheral blood
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2010.09.009
- VernacularTitle:循环肿瘤细胞检测及其临床应用
- Author:
Gang XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Circulating tumor cells;
Neoplasm metastasis;
Immunomagneticbeads;
Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2010;37(9):668-671
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Circulating tumor cells are closely related to the development and progression of malignant tumors. Current methods of detecting circulating tumor cells include reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction method and immunomagnetic enrichment assay. Detection of circulating tumor cells can contribute to early detection of cancer micrometastases, re-classification of clinical stage, monitoring recurrence and metastasis after surgery or radiotherapy and chemotherapy, predicting prognosis, and selecting personalized therapeutic strategy.
