circulating tumor cell (CTC)
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Utilizing circulation-derived cancer cells to evaluate patients with surgically treated stages I–IIIA NSCLC throughout the preoperative phase
Abstract: Context: When a tumor is considered resectable, surgery is viewed as the primary treatment approach for both early-stage and locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). One of the most exciting areas of cancer research in the past ten years is liquid biopsy, which offers a practical non-invasive method for cancer detection and tracking. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been linked to a worse prognosis and increased chance of relapse …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 17–28 Read article