Removal of Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood Samples of Cancer Patients Using Highly Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Translational Research Project

• Main Authors: Simon Doswald (Author), Antoine F. Herzog (Author), Martin Zeltner (Author), Anja Zabel (Author), Andreas Pregernig (Author), Martin Schläpfer (Author), Alexander Siebenhüner (Author), Wendelin J. Stark (Author), Beatrice Beck-Schimmer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The count of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been associated with a worse prognosis in different types of cancer. Perioperatively, CTCs detach due to mechanical forces. Diagnostic tools exist to detect and isolate CTCs, but no therapeutic technique is currently available to remove CTCs in vivo fr...