CTC detection at different stages and various subtypes of breast cancer
10.3969/j.issn.1007-3969.2013.08.002
- VernacularTitle:循环肿瘤细胞检测在不同阶段不同类型乳腺癌中的应用
- Author:
Lei LI
;
Zefei JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
Circulating tumor cells;
CellSearch technology
- From:
China Oncology
2013;(8):570-575
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The utility of circulating tumor cells in breast cancer has been paid more attention. There are many clinical trials all over the world which concerned the whole course of breast cancer. Although the value of detecting circulating tumor cells is different at each stage of breast cancer, the advantage is significant compared with traditional methods in monitoring and evaluating diseases status. Nowadays the treatments of breast cancer are classiifed and individualized, it is possible to ifnd the most timely and optimized regimens after detecting the amount and characteristics of circulating tumor cells.
