Detection and molecular characterization of circulating tumour cells: challenges for the clinical setting

A Strati, A Markou, E Kyriakopoulou, E Lianidou - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Liquid biopsy provides important information through the analysis of
circulating tumour cells (CTCs) and circulating tumour-derived material, such as circulating …

Implications of tumour heterogeneity on cancer evolution and therapy resistance: lessons from breast cancer

S Thakur, S Haider, R Natrajan - The Journal of Pathology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumour heterogeneity is pervasive amongst many cancers and leads to disease
progression, and therapy resistance. In this review, using breast cancer as an exemplar, we …

XAI-RACapsNet: Relevance aware capsule network-based breast cancer detection using mammography images via explainability O-net ROI segmentation

A Alhussen, MA Haq, AA Khan, RK Mahendran… - Expert Systems with …, 2025 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is a malignant condition characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal
cells in breast tissues, often forming a lump or mass that can be detected through screening …

Near-infrared light-responsive size-selective lateral flow chip for single-cell manipulation of circulating tumor cells

S Lv, D Zheng, Z Chen, B Jia, P Zhang, J Yan… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Accurately obtaining information on the heterogeneity of CTCs at the single-cell level is a
very challenging task that may facilitate cancer pathogenesis research and personalized …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid biopsy in triple-negative breast cancer: unlocking the potential of precision oncology

R Mazzeo, J Sears, L Palmero, S Bolzonello, AA Davis… - ESMO open, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Liquid biopsy as a potential noninvasive prognostic and predictive tool for
TNBC.•Liquid biopsy can detect early relapse and monitor metastatic disease biology.• …

Advancements in circulating tumor cell research: bridging biology and clinical applications

P Salu, KM Reindl - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide due to
widespread metastasis. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) were first detected in 1886 and have …

Low-pass whole genome sequencing of circulating tumor cells to evaluate chromosomal instability in triple-negative breast cancer

S Di Cosimo, M Silvestri, C De Marco, A Calzoni… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Chromosomal Instability (CIN) is a common and evolving feature in breast cancer. Large-
scale Transitions (LSTs), defined as chromosomal breakages leading to gains or losses of at …

Technologies for Viable Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation

MS Tretyakova, ME Menyailo, AA Schegoleva… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The spread of tumor cells throughout the body by traveling through the bloodstream is a
critical step in metastasis, which continues to be the main cause of cancer-related death …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the Prognostic and Predictive Value of Circulating Tumor Cell Enumeration: Is Longitudinal Monitoring the Answer?

A Fabisiewicz, M Szostakowska-Rodzos… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Circulating tumor cell (CTC) numbers in the blood of cancer patients can indicate the
progression and invasiveness of tumors, and their prognostic and predictive value has been …

Mutation analysis in individual circulating tumor cells depicts intratumor heterogeneity in melanoma

M Sementsov, L Ott, J Kött, A Sartori… - EMBO Molecular …, 2024 - embopress.org
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is the cornerstone of liquid biopsy diagnostics, revealing
clinically relevant genomic aberrations from blood of cancer patients. Genomic analysis of …