Ascites analysis by a microfluidic chip allows tumor-cell profiling

Ascites analysis by a microfluidic chip allows tumor-cell profiling

Ascites tumor cells (ATCs) represent a potentially valuable source of cells for monitoring treatment of ovarian cancer as it would obviate the need for more invasive surgical biopsies. The ability to perform longitudinal testing of ascites in a point-of-care setting could significantly impact clinic...

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Main Authors: Peterson, Vanessa M. (Contributor), Castro, Cesar M. (Author), Chung, Jaehoon (Author), Miller, Nathan C. (Contributor), Ullal, Adeeti V. (Contributor), Castano, Maria D. (Author), Penson, Richard T. (Author), Lee, Hakho (Author), Birrer, Michael J. (Author), Weissleder, Ralph (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Medical Engineering & Science (Contributor), Harvard University- (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2014-08-28T16:15:59Z.
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