Circulating tumour cells (CTC) and circulating endothelial cells (CEC) are considered promising biomarkers for tumour aggressiveness and vascular damage. Their number in the blood of cancer patients has already demonstrated to be of prognostic and predictive value in several studies. In addition, the molecular characterization of these cells may provide novel insight in the growth and dissemination of cancer, and help the development of new anti-neoplastic drugs. Therefore, many attempts have been made to reliably detect these extremely rare cells in the blood. In this review, we address the detection, applicability and results from clinical trials for both CTC and CEC.
机构:Japanese Fdn Canc Res, Canc Inst Hosp, Dept Med Oncol, Koto Ku, Tokyo 1358550, Japan
Matsusaka, Satoshi
Mishima, Yuji
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Japanese Fdn Canc Res, Ctr Canc Chemotherapy, Tokyo 1358550, JapanJapanese Fdn Canc Res, Canc Inst Hosp, Dept Med Oncol, Koto Ku, Tokyo 1358550, Japan
Mishima, Yuji
Suenaga, Mitsukuni
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Suenaga, Mitsukuni
Terui, Yasuhito
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Terui, Yasuhito
Kuniyoshi, Ryoko
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Japanese Fdn Canc Res, Ctr Canc Chemotherapy, Tokyo 1358550, JapanJapanese Fdn Canc Res, Canc Inst Hosp, Dept Med Oncol, Koto Ku, Tokyo 1358550, Japan
Kuniyoshi, Ryoko
Mizunuma, Nobuyuki
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Mizunuma, Nobuyuki
Hatake, Kiyohiko
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