Mesenchymal Characteristics and Predictive Biomarkers on Circulating Tumor Cells for Therapeutic Strategy

Metastasis-related events are the primary cause of cancer-related deaths, and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have a pivotal role in metastatic relapse. CTCs include a variety of subtypes with different functional characteristics. Interestingly, the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers exp...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Okabe, Shinsaku Togo, Yuichi Fujimoto, Junko Watanabe, Issei Sumiyoshi, Akira Orimo, Kazuhisa Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/12/3588