Progress in Using Circulating Tumor Cell Information to Improve Metastatic Breast Cancer Therapy
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) were discovered nearly 150 years ago but have only recently been recognized as a feature of most solid tumors due to their extremely low concentration in the peripheral circulation. Several technologies have been developed to isolate and analyze CTCs, which can now be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Oncology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/702732 |