Advances in detection of circulating tumor cells in patients with breast cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2011.01.011
- VernacularTitle:乳腺癌循环肿瘤细胞检测及其研究进展
- Author:
Shu ZHAO
;
Minghui ZHANG
;
Qingyuan ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Ciculating tumor cells;
Detection technique
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2011;38(1):33-35
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are essential for establishing metastasis. Detecting CTCs can help clinicians detect early metastases or recurrences more effectively. Compared with traditional histological analyses and imaging, CTC detection has a much higher reproducibility and sensitivity and can provide more timely prognostic information in human breast cancer.
