Clinical implications of circulating tumor cells of breast cancer patients: role of epithelial mesenchymal plasticity

Clinical implications of circulating tumor cells of breast cancer patients: role of epithelial mesenchymal plasticity

There is increasing interest in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) due to their purported role in breast cancer metastasis, and their potential as a ‘liquid biopsy’ tool in breast cancer diagnosis and management. There are, however, questions with regards to the reliability and consistency of CTC detect...

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Main Authors: Linda Maria McInnes, Natalie eJacobsen, Andrew eRedfern, Anthony eDowling, Erik eThompson, Christobel Mary Saunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
metastasis
circulating tumor cells
epithelial mesenchymal transition
breast cancer.
clinical application
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00042/full

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