Open AccessEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Acquisition of Portal Venous Circulating Tumor Cells as a Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool for Pancreatic Cancer
Author(s) -
Yixuan Zhang,
Haochen Su,
Haibo Wang,
Chenghu Xu,
Siqi Zhou,
Jing Zhao,
Shanshan Shen,
Guifang Xu,
Lei Wang,
Xiaoping Zou,
Shu Zhang,
Ying Lv
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s330473
Subject(s) - circulating tumor cell , medicine , pancreatic cancer , liquid biopsy , cancer , biopsy , oncology , receiver operating characteristic , ca19 9 , pathology , radiology , metastasis
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) were a promising liquid biopsy for pancreatic cancer (PC) but circulate in low counts in peripheral blood. We evaluated the diagnostic and prognostic values of portal vein (PoV) CTCs in PC patients.