Open AccessClinical utility of serial analysis of circulating tumour cells for detection of minimal residual disease of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Josephine MunYee Ko,
Varut Vardhanabhuti,
Wai-Tong Ng,
Ka-On Lam,
Roger K.C. Ngan,
Dora Lai-Wan Kwong,
Victor Lee,
Y.H. Lui,
C. C. Yau,
C.K. Kwan,
Wing-Sum Li,
Stephen S.-T. Yau,
Cheng Guo,
Sheyne Sta Ana Choi,
Lisa Chan Lei,
Kenneth Chun-Ho Chan,
Candy Chi-Shan Lam,
Candy King-Chi Chan,
Wei Dai,
PekLan Khong,
Maria Li Lung
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
british journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.833
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1532-1827
pISSN - 0007-0920
DOI - 10.1038/s41416-020-0871-1
Subject(s) - minimal residual disease , circulating tumor cell , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , liquid biopsy , pathology , biomarker , biopsy , oncology , cancer , metastasis , biology , radiation therapy , bone marrow , biochemistry
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an important cancer in Hong Kong. We aim to utilise liquid biopsies for serial monitoring of disseminated NPC in patients to compare with PET-CT imaging in detection of minimal residual disease.