Detection of circulating tumor cells: opportunities and challenges

• Main Authors: Siwei Ju (Author), Cong Chen (Author), Jiahang Zhang (Author), Lin Xu (Author), Xun Zhang (Author), Zhaoqing Li (Author), Yongxia Chen (Author), Jichun Zhou (Author), Feiyang Ji (Author), Linbo Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that shed from a primary tumor and travel through the bloodstream. Studying the functional and molecular characteristics of CTCs may provide in-depth knowledge regarding highly lethal tumor diseases. Researchers are working to design devices and deve...