| Literature DB >> 30775027 |
Patrycja Pawlikowska1,2, Vincent Faugeroux1,2, Marianne Oulhen2, Agathe Aberlenc2, Tala Tayoun1,2, Emma Pailler1,2, Françoise Farace1,2.
Abstract
Growing evidences for tumor heterogeneity confirm that single-tumor biopsies frequently fail to reveal the widespread mutagenic profile of tumor. Repeated biopsies are in most cases unfeasible, especially in advanced cancers. We describe here how circulating tumor cells (CTCs) isolated from minimally invasive blood sample might inform us about intratumor heterogeneity, tumor evolution and treatment resistance. We also discuss the advances of CTCs research, most notably in molecularly selected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, highlighting challenges and opportunities related to personalized therapy.Entities:
Keywords: Circulating tumor cells (CTC); liquid biopsy; non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Year: 2019 PMID: 30775027 PMCID: PMC6353742 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.80
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895