Circulating tumor cells in melanoma patients.

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are of recognized importance for diagnosis and prognosis of cancer patients. With melanoma, most studies do not show any clear relationship between CTC levels and stage of disease. Here, CTCs were enriched (∼400X) from blood of melanoma patients using a simple centrifu...

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Main Authors: Gary A Clawson, Eric Kimchi, Susan D Patrick, Ping Xin, Ramdane Harouaka, Siyang Zheng, Arthur Berg, Todd Schell, Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll, Rogerio I Neves, Paul J Mosca, Diane Thiboutot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3400630?pdf=render