Integrated Mathematical Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
Nat Rev Cancer. 2012 Jul;12(7):445-6. doi: 10.1038/nrc3287.
Recent technological advances that have enabled the measurement of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in patients have spurred interest in the circulatory phase of metastasis. Techniques that do not solely rely on a blood sample allow substantial biological interrogation beyond simply counting CTCs.
近年来，一些技术进步使人们能够在患者中测量循环肿瘤细胞（CTCs），这激发了人们对转移循环阶段的兴趣。这些技术不仅依赖于血液样本，还可以进行大量的生物学检测，而不仅仅是简单地计算 CTC 数量。
