Circulating tumor cells (CTC) are the leukemic phase of solid tumors and are essential for the establishment of distant metastasis for a given cancer. To be successful in establishing metastasis ...

The model was so effective that even though ... we are the first to use it for clinical studies on cancers and circulating tumor cells," Fan said. Moving forward, the group is interested in ...

Study findings suggested that assessing ctDNA levels was as good or better at predicting recurrence than experimental tests ...

Researchers used digital polymerase chain reaction assays to measure BRAF V600E or BRAF V600K circulating tumor DNA in ...

“Unlike standard, tissue-based analyses of tumor cells, which can only suggest the likelihood of recurrence, circulating tumor DNA tests provide a clear, direct measure of the disease itself and ...

In metastatic cancer surveillance, monitoring the actual concentrations of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA ... They introduce a dual threshold model in a study published in The Journal of Molecular ...

Together with preserved circulating tumor cells, the novel tube design enables genetic materials to survive for thirty days at room temperature and eight days at 37°C. Liquid biopsy can detect ...

Researchers explore the role of a high-fat diet in promoting the formation of premetastatic niches and platelet activation.