Liquid Biopsies in Solid Tumors

Book Overview

1.Blood-based diagnostics in solid tumors: an overview.- 2.Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in primary disease: the seed for metastasis.- 3.Enumeration and molecular analysis of CTCs in metastatic disease: The breast cancer model.- 4.Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and cancer stem cells (CSCs): The traveling metastasis.- 5.Detection and monitoring of circulating immune cells in solid tumors: shifting priorities.- 6.Circulating-free tumor DNA (ctDNA): the real-time liquid biopsy.- 7.CTCs and ctDNA: two tales of a complex biology.- 8.Exosome: decoding the messaging system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319845306
• ISBN13: 9783319845302
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"