Optimizing a new method for studying the transcriptome of circulating tumor cells and cluster
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Authors
Freeman, Spencer D.
Issue Date
2018
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Presentation
Language
en_US
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Abstract
The mechanisms by which cancer spreads through the process of
metastasis are not fully understood. In advanced stage carcinoma,
circulating tumor cells (CTCs) spread through the peripheral
blood circulation. CTCs are present as both single cells and
clusters, and may potentially be the precursor for metastasis, but
are very difficult to isolate from samples for analysis. Here we use
microfluidic devices designed to selectively capture CTCs and
their aggregates from blood samples, with the goal of identifying
stem-cell phenotypes.1 The analysis of circulating cancer stem
cells may enable the discovery of novel therapeutic targets.
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1 Broadside. 48"W x 36"H
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Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College
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