Minimal residual disease and circulating tumor cells in breast cancer /
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2012. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource : ill. (some col.) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Recent results in cancer research, 0080-0015 ; v.195 Recent results in cancer research ; v.195. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8873811 |
| Summary: | This important book provides up-to-date information on a series of topical issues relating to the approach to minimal residual disease in breast cancer patients. It first explains how the study of minimal residual disease and circulating and disseminated tumor cells (CTCs/DTCs) can assist in the understanding of breast cancer metastasis. A series of chapters then discuss the various technologies available for the detection and characterization of CTCs and DTCs, pinpointing their merits and limitations. Detailed consideration is given to the relevance of CTCs and DTCs, and their detection, to clinical research and practice. The role of other blood-based biomarkers is also addressed, and the closing chapters debate the challenges facing drug and biomarker co-development and the use of CTCs for companion diagnostic development. This book will be of interest and assistance to all who are engaged in the modern management of breast cancer. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783642281600 3642281605 9783642281594 |
| ISSN: | 0080-0015 ; |