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| Title |
Clinical Applications of Circulating Tumor Cells and Circulating Tumor DNA as Liquid Biopsy
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| Published in |
Cancer Discovery, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-15-1483 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Catherine Alix-Panabières, Klaus Pantel |
| Abstract |
"Liquid biopsy" focusing on the analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTC) and circulating cell-free tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the blood of patients with cancer has received enormous attention because of its obvious clinical implications for personalized medicine. Analyses of CTCs and ctDNA have paved new diagnostic avenues and are, to date, the cornerstones of liquid biopsy diagnostics. The present review focuses on key areas of clinical applications of CTCs and ctDNA, including detection of cancer, prediction of prognosis in patients with curable disease, monitoring systemic therapies, and stratification of patients based on the detection of therapeutic targets or resistance mechanisms. The application of CTCs and ctDNA for the early detection of cancer is of high public interest, but it faces serious challenges regarding specificity and sensitivity of the current assays. Prediction of prognosis in patients with curable disease can already be achieved in several tumor entities, particularly in breast cancer. Monitoring the success or failure of systemic therapies (i.e., chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or other targeted therapies) by sequential measurements of CTCs or ctDNA is also feasible. Interventional studies on treatment stratification based on the analysis of CTCs and ctDNA are needed to implement liquid biopsy into personalized medicine. Cancer Discov; 6(5); 1-13. ©2016 AACR. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 67% |
| Sweden | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,049 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Portugal | 2 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1038 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 173 | 16% |
| Researcher | 172 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 115 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 108 | 10% |
| Other | 69 | 7% |
| Other | 171 | 16% |
| Unknown | 241 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 269 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 217 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 102 | 10% |
| Engineering | 47 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 3% |
| Other | 92 | 9% |
| Unknown | 290 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 November 2023.
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#1,436,444
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#688
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#25,121
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#9
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So far Altmetric has tracked 3,762 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 20.9. This one has done well, scoring higher than 81% of its peers.
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