Open AccessCapture of Viable Circulating Tumor Cells in the Liver of Colorectal Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
E. Denève,
Sabine Riethdorf,
José Ramos,
David Nocca,
Amandine Coffy,
JeanPierre Daurès,
Thierry Maudelondé,
JeanMichel Fabre,
Klaus Pantel,
Catherine AlixPanabières
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2013.202846
Subject(s) - circulating tumor cell , colorectal cancer , medicine , peripheral blood , cancer , oncology , gastroenterology , pathology , metastasis
The incidence and number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the peripheral blood of colorectal cancer patients are lower than in other cancer types, which may point to a particular biology of colorectal cancer affecting CTC detection.
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