Chapter title |
A Novel Microfluidic Device for Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells from Pancreatic Cancer Blood Samples
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Chapter number | 3 |
Book title |
Circulating Tumor Cells
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7144-2_3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7143-5, 978-1-4939-7144-2
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Authors |
Jose I. Varillas, Kangfu Chen, Jinling Zhang, Thomas J. George, Z. Hugh Fan, Varillas, Jose I., Chen, Kangfu, Zhang, Jinling, George, Thomas J., Hugh Fan, Z. |
Abstract |
Enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) can provide valuable prognostic information to guide cancer treatment as well as help monitor disease progression. Analysis of these rare malignant cells has the potential to further our understanding of cancer metastasis by gaining insights into CTC characteristics and properties. Microfluidics presents a unique platform to isolate and study CTCs. In this chapter, we describe the detailed procedures for the fabrication and use of a microfluidic device to detect CTCs from the blood of pancreatic cancer patients. |
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