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Circulating Tumor Cells: From Basic to Translational Research.

Luis Enrique Cortés-Hernández^1,2, Zahra Eslami-S^2,3,4, Klaus Pantel^1,2

¹Department of Tumor Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

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This review highlights circulating tumor cells (CTCs) as crucial players in cancer metastasis. Understanding CTCs offers new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for precision cancer medicine.

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Area of Science:

Oncology
Cancer Biology
Translational Research

Background:

Metastasis is the primary cause of cancer mortality.
Research has largely overlooked blood-borne cancer cell dissemination, a critical step in metastasis.
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) offer a window into the metastatic cascade.

Conclusions:

Understanding CTCs is essential for advancing cancer research.
Further research into CTCs may lead to novel therapeutic and diagnostic strategies.
Targeting CTCs could enable precision medicine for all cancer patients.