Circulating Tumor Cells Advances in Liquid Biopsy Technologies

It is well recognized that blood could be the optimal site for evaluating cancer, allowing easy and repeated access for determining prognosis, establishing molecular targets, evaluating the efficacy of therapy, detecting the earliest signs of recurrence, and even detecting cancer at its earliest and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cote, Richard J. (Editor), Lianidou, Evi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023, 2023
Edition:2nd ed. 2023
Series:Current Cancer Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. CTC Technologies
  • Affinity
  • Physical
  • ctDNA
  • miRNA
  • Exosomes
  • Part 2
  • Biology of CTC
  • Dormancy
  • Culture
  • EMT
  • ctDNA and Exosomes
  • Cells in circulation with CTC
  • Part 3
  • CTC Analysis
  • IHC, FISH, and other molecular assays
  • Functional characterization
  • Advanced microscopy and AI
  • Analysis of non-cellular circulating markers
  • Part 4
  • Clinical Applications of the Liquid Biopsy
  • Early detection and cancer screening
  • Prognosis and therapeutic monitoring
  • Applications in Clinical Trials
  • Applications in Drug Development