Microfluidic Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells and Cancer Stem-Like Cells from Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Conclusion: The microfluidic platform enabled the reliable isolation of CTCs and CSCs from PDAC patient samples, as well as their subtypes. Complementary assessment of both CTCs and CSCs appears advantageous to assess the profile of tumor progressing in some cases. This research has important implications for the application and interpretation of approved methods to detect CTCs.
Source: Theranostics - Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jose I. Varillas, Jinling Zhang, Kangfu Chen, Isis I. Barnes, Chen Liu, Thomas J. George, Z. Hugh Fan Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research
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