The potential for liquid biopsies in the precision medical treatment of breast cancer

Currently the clinical management of breast cancer relies on relatively few prognostic/predictive clinical markers (estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, HER2), based on primary tumor biology. Circulating biomarkers, such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) or circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may enh...

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Main Authors: Victoria A. Forte, Dany K. Barrak, Mostafa Elhodaky, Lily Tung, Anson Snow, Julie E. Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: China Anti-Cancer Association 2016-03-01
Series:Cancer Biology & Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.cancerbiomed.org/index.php/cocr/article/view/906