Real-time liquid biopsy: Circulating tumor cells versus circulating tumor DNA

Annals of Translational Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Alix Panabières, Catherine ^a,b   Pantel, Klaus ^c  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Blood; Cancer; Circulating tumor cells (CTCs); Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA); Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015471831     PISSN: 23055839     EISSN: 23055847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2013.06.02     Document Type: Article

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