Journal of International Oncology ›› 2015, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 841-844.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673422X.2015.11.012

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Dissemination, detection and clinical use of circulating tumor cell

Ni Ting, Wang Yudong.   

  1. Department of Gynecology, International Peace Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
  • Online:2015-11-08 Published:2015-09-30
  • Contact: Wang Yudong E-mail:owangyudong@126.com

Abstract: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) mediate distant metastases of many kinds of cancer. The detection and characterization of CTC through different enrichment and isolation methods play important roles in assessing of prognosis, monitoring of therapy response and decision making of personalized treatment. With the development of continued research, detection of CTC may become a routine test for therapeutic decision making of cancer.

Key words: Neoplasm circulating cells, Neoplasm metastasis, Detection, Therapy