ctDNA and CTCs in Liquid Biopsy – Current Status and Where We Need to Progress

oleh: Martin H.D. Neumann, Sebastian Bender, Thomas Krahn, Thomas Schlange

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2018-01-01

Deskripsi

We discuss the current status of liquid biopsy and its advantages and challenges with a focus on pre-analytical sample handling, technologies and workflows. The potential of circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA is pointed out and an overview of corresponding technologies is given. Keywords: Liquid biopsy, Circulating tumor DNA, Circulating tumor cells, Pre-analytical handling, Technology overview