@article{JTD479,
author = {Klaus Pantel and Catherine Alix-Panabières},
title = {Detection methods of circulating tumor cells},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {4},
number = {5},
year = {2012},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Early during the formation and growth of a primary epithelial tumor, cells disseminate through the bloodstream to distant organs. These circulating tumor cells (CTCs) can be enriched and detected via different technologies and CTC analyses are considered as a real-time “liquid biopsy” in cancer patients. This biopsy allows the characterization of specific sub-populations of CTCs and may revolutionize cancer detection and management. This editorial highlights the current strategies used for enrichment and detection of CTCs.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/479}
}