Circulating Tumor Cells: From the Laboratory to the Cancer Clinic.

Cancers (Basel)

Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8552, Japan.

Published: October 2020

AI Article Synopsis

  • Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cancer cells that detach from the primary tumor and enter the bloodstream.
  • These cells travel throughout the body and can establish new tumors in other organs, leading to metastasis.
  • Understanding CTCs is crucial for developing strategies to diagnose and treat metastatic cancer.

Article Abstract

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that are separated from the primary tumor, move through the bloodstream, and spread from the original tumor to other sites, causing cancer metastasis [...].

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7589818PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers12103065DOI Listing

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