Sentences with phrase «called circulating tumor cells»
Cancer cells that migrate into the bloodstream are called circulating tumor cells (CTCs).
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The results were published in the journal Lab on a Chip (Lab on a Chip 17 (19), 3291 - 3299) in an article called: «Magnetic particles assisted capture and release of rare circulating tumor cells using wavy - herringbone structured microfluidic devices.»
The prognosis for metastatic cancer (also called stage IV cancer) is generally poor, so a technique that could detect these circulating tumor cells before they have a chance to form new colonies of tumors at distant sites could greatly increase a patient's survival odds.
The test detects so - called «circulating tumor cells» (CTCs).
The tumors appear as sold growths which begin in the lymph nodes or bone marrow or as individual cells freely circulating in the blood, in which case they are called leukemia.