| Literature DB >> 28819839 |
Jose I Varillas1, Kangfu Chen2, Jinling Zhang2, Thomas J George3, Z Hugh Fan4,5.
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Enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) can provide valuable prognostic information to guide cancer treatment as well as help monitor disease progression. Analysis of these rare malignant cells has the potential to further our understanding of cancer metastasis by gaining insights into CTC characteristics and properties. Microfluidics presents a unique platform to isolate and study CTCs. In this chapter, we describe the detailed procedures for the fabrication and use of a microfluidic device to detect CTCs from the blood of pancreatic cancer patients.Entities:
Keywords: Circulating tumor cells; Microfluidics; Pancreatic cancer
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28819839 PMCID: PMC6509048 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7144-2_3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745