Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells

Chapter 1 Circulating Tumor Cells as Cancer Biomarkers in the Clinic

Chapter 2 Strategies for Isolation and Molecular Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells

Chapter 3 Aptamer-Based Methods for Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells and Their Potential for Personalized Diagnostics

Chapter 4 Development of a Protocol for Single-Cell Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Solid Tumors

Chapter 5 Flow Cytometric Methods for Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation and Molecular Analysis

Chapter 6 Enrichment and Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells and Other Rare Cell Populations by Microfluidic Filtration

Chapter 7 Detection and Enumeration of Circulating Tumor Cells with Invasive Phenotype

Chapter 8 Molecular Profiling and Significance of Circulating Tumor Cell Based Genetic Signatures

Chapter 9 Detection of Gene Rearrangements in Circulating Tumor Cells: Examples of ALK-, ROS1-, RET-Rearrangements in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and ERG-Rearrangements in Prostate Cancer

Chapter 10 Enrichment, Isolation and Molecular Characterization of EpCAM-Negative Circulating Tumor Cells

Chapter 11 Expression of Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stem Cell Markers in Circulating Tumor Cells

Chapter 12 Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition and Circulating Tumor Cells in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Chapter 13 Clinical Relevance of a Candidate Stem Cell Marker, p75 Neurotrophin Receptor (p75NTR) Expression in Circulating Tumor Cells

Chapter 14 Personalized Treatment Through Detection and Monitoring of Genetic Aberrations in Single Circulating Tumor Cells

Chapter 15 Glycan Markers as Potential Immunological Targets in Circulating Tumor Cells

Chapter 16 Significance of EGFR Expression in Circulating Tumor Cells