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ReviewCancer management and research2020

Development and Clinical Prospects of Techniques to Separate Circulating Tumor Cells from Peripheral Blood.

Cheng Tian, Xinhua Xu, Yuke Wang, Dailong Li, Haiyan Lu, Ziwei Yang

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Review in Cancer management and research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. [Liquid Biopsy Revolutionizes the Precise Management of Tumors Across the Entire Course: Current Situation and Future Prospects].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Cheng TianYichang Central People's Hospital, First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, People's Republic of China.
Xinhua XuYichang Central People's Hospital, First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, People's Republic of China.
Yuke WangYichang Central People's Hospital, First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, People's Republic of China.
Dailong LiYichang Central People's Hospital, First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, People's Republic of China.
Haiyan LuYichang Central People's Hospital, First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, People's Republic of China.
Ziwei YangYichang Central People's Hospital, First Clinical Medical College of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, People's Republic of China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Detection of circulating tumor cells (CTC) is an important liquid biopsy technique that has advanced considerably in recent years. To further advance the development of technology for curing cancer, several CTC technologies have been proposed by various research groups. Despite their potential role in early cancer diagnosis and prognosis, CTC methods are currently used for research purposes only, and very few methods have been accepted for clinical applications because of difficulties, including CTC heterogeneity, CTC separation from the blood, and a lack of thorough clinical validation. Although current CTC technologies have not been truly implemented, they possess high potential as future clinical diagnostic techniques for individualized cancer. Here, we review current developments in CTC separation technology. We also explore new CTC detection methods based on telomerase and nanomaterials, such as in vivo flow cytometry. In addition, we discuss the difficulties that must be overcome before CTC can be applied in clinical settings.

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cancercancer diagnosiscirculating tumor cellsliquid biopsytumor metastasis

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PMID32884342
PMCPMC7434565

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