Circulating tumor cells(CTCs)are cancer cells that have propagated from primary tumor sites,spreading into the bloodstream as the cellular origin of fatal metastasis,and to secondary tumor sites.Capturing and analyzin...Circulating tumor cells(CTCs)are cancer cells that have propagated from primary tumor sites,spreading into the bloodstream as the cellular origin of fatal metastasis,and to secondary tumor sites.Capturing and analyzing CTCs is a kind of‘‘liquid biopsy'of the tumor that provides information about cancer changes over time and tailoring treatment[1].CTC enrichment and detection remains technologically challenging due to their extremely low concentra-展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB932100,2013CB932703)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11405185)
文摘Circulating tumor cells(CTCs)are cancer cells that have propagated from primary tumor sites,spreading into the bloodstream as the cellular origin of fatal metastasis,and to secondary tumor sites.Capturing and analyzing CTCs is a kind of‘‘liquid biopsy'of the tumor that provides information about cancer changes over time and tailoring treatment[1].CTC enrichment and detection remains technologically challenging due to their extremely low concentra-
