ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022
Clinical Relevancy of Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer: Epithelial or Mesenchymal Characteristics, Single Cells or Clusters?
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Current Advances of Molecular Biomarkers and Liquid Biopsies Techniques in Ovarian Cancer.Cancer medicine · 2026Review
- Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Cell-Surface Vimentin Positive Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer Using an Automated Negative Selection Platform.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Liquid biopsy in breast cancer: Redefining precision medicine.The journal of liquid biopsy · 2025Review
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- Enhancing detection and monitoring of circulating tumor cells: Integrative approaches in liquid biopsy advances.The journal of liquid biopsy · 2025Review
- Multifaceted Approaches in Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-Mediated Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Clinical significance and heterogeneity of circulating tumor cells and clusters in breast cancer subtypes.PeerJ · 2025Review
- The Link Between the Gut Microbiome and Bone Metastasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Circulating tumor cells: from new biological insights to clinical practice.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024Review
- Liquid Biopsy in the Clinical Management of Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Exploring the Immunological Profile in Breast Cancer: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Prognosis through Circulating Tumor Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Circulating tumor cells clusters and their role in Breast cancer metastasis; a review of literature.Discover oncology · 2024Review
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- Exploring the Role of the Gut and Intratumoral Microbiomes in Tumor Progression and Metastasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- Biology of breast cancer brain metastases and novel therapies targeting the blood brain barrier: an updated review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023Review
- Clinical Validation of a Size-Based Microfluidic Device for Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation and Analysis in Renal Cell Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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- The Exposure to Human Breast Cancer Cells Altered 14 Post-Translational Modifications of Human Serum Albumin.EJIFCC · 2022Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is typically an incurable disease with high mortality rates; thus, early identification of metastatic features and disease recurrence through precise biomarkers is crucial. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) consisting of heterogeneous subpopulations with different morphology and genetic, epigenetic, and gene expression profiles represent promising candidate biomarkers for metastatic potential. The experimentally verified role of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer dissemination has not been clearly described in BC patients, but the stemness features of CTCs strongly contributes to metastatic potency. Single CTCs have been shown to be protected in the bloodstream against recognition by the immune system through impaired interactions with T lymphocytes and NK cells, while associations of heterotypic CTC clusters with platelets, leucocytes, neutrophils, tumor-associated macrophages, and fibroblasts improve their tumorigenic behavior. In addition to single CTC and CTC cluster characteristics, we reviewed CTC evaluation methods and clinical studies in early and metastatic BCs. The variable CTC tests were developed based on specific principles and strategies. However, CTC count and the presence of CTC clusters were shown to be most clinically relevant in existing clinical trials. Despite the known progress in CTC research and sampling of BC patients, implementation of CTCs and CTC clusters in routine diagnostic and treatment strategies still requires improvement in detection sensitivity and precise molecular characterizations, focused predominantly on the role of CTC clusters for their higher metastatic potency.
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