Biology, detection, and clinical implications of circulating tumor cells

Abstract Cancer metastasis is the main cause of cancer‐related death, and dissemination of tumor cells through the blood circulation is an important intermediate step that also exemplifies the switch from localized to systemic disease. Early detection and characterization of circulating tumor cells...

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Main Authors: Simon A Joosse, Tobias M Gorges, Klaus Pantel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2014-11-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201303698