ReviewCancers2022
Insights into Circulating Tumor Cell Clusters: A Barometer for Treatment Effects and Prognosis for Prostate Cancer Patients.
Review in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Significance and Correlation Analysis of Folate Receptor-Positive Circulating Tumor Cells (FR + CTC) in Colorectal Cancer Patients.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Targeting circulating tumor cell‒neutrophil interactions: nanoengineered strategies for inhibiting cancer metastasis.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Review
- Advances in research regarding epithelial-mesenchymal transition and prostate cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Advanced single-cell and spatial analysis with high-multiplex characterization of circulating tumor cells and tumor tissue in prostate cancer: Unveiling resistance mechanisms with the CoDuCo in situ assay.Biomarker research · 2024Article
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- Research progress on the multi-omics and survival status of circulating tumor cells.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2024Review
- CTC, ctDNA, and Exosome in Thyroid Cancers: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Microfluidic-based prostate cancer model for investigating the secretion of prostate-specific antigen and microRNAs in vitro.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- From the Catastrophic Objective Irreproducibility of Cancer Research and Unavoidable Failures of Molecular Targeted Therapies to the Sparkling Hope of Supramolecular Targeted Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Prostate cancer (PCa) exhibits high cellular heterogeneity across patients. Therefore, there is an urgent need for more real-time and accurate detection methods, in both prognosis and treatment in clinical settings. Circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters, a population of tumor cells and non-malignant cells in the blood of patients with tumors, are a promising non-invasive tool for screening PCa progression and identifying potential benefit groups. CTC clusters are associated with tumor metastasis and possess stem-like characteristics, which are likely attributable to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Additionally, these biological properties of CTC clusters, particularly androgen receptor V7, have indicated the potential to reflect curative effects, guide treatment modalities, and predict prognosis in PCa patients. Here, we discuss the role of CTC clusters in the mechanisms underlying PCa metastasis and clinical applications, with the aim of informing more appropriate clinical decisions, and ultimately, improving the overall survival of PCa patients.
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