Isolation and characterization of circulating tumor cells in prostate cancer

Isolation and characterization of circulating tumor cells in prostate cancer

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are tumor cells found in the peripheral blood that originate from established sites of malignancy and likely have metastatic potential. Analysis of circulating tumor cells CTCs has shown great promise as a prognostic marker as well as a potential source of novel therap...

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Main Authors: Elan Shlomo Diamond, Guang Yu eLee, Naveed Hassan Akhtar, Brian eKirby, Paraskevi eGiannakakou, Scott T Tagawa, David eNanus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
prostate cancer
Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs)
Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA)
Microfluidic Device
Androgen Receptor (AR)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2012.00131/full

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