Circulating Tumor Associated Cells in Head and Neck Cancers are Resistance Educated per Previous Chemotherapy Treatments
We describe a novel approach for chemoresistance profiling (CRP) in real time in HNSCC using peripheral blood Circulating-Tumor Associated Cells (CTACs). C-TACs are defined as apoptosis-resistant cells of tumorigenic origin which are positive for Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EpCAM) and pan-cytokeratins (pan-CK) irrespective of CD45 status.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: D. Akolkar, D. Patil, T. Crook, R. Page, C. Sims, V. Datta, R. Patil, P. Fulmali, S. Patil, S. Apurwa, S. Pawar, V. Mhase, A. Srinivasan, R. Datar Tags: Oral Abstract Session Source Type: research
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