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SUBMITTER: Yoneda K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361567 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yoneda Kazue K Kuwata Taiji T Chikaishi Yasuhiro Y Mori Masataka M Kanayama Masatoshi M Takenaka Masaru M Oka Soichi S Hirai Ayako A Imanishi Naoko N Kuroda Koji K Ichiki Yoshinobu Y Ohnaga Takashi T Tanaka Fumihiro F
Cancer science 20190108 2
Detection of rare tumor cells circulating in the blood (CTCs) presents technical challenges. CellSearch, the only approved system for clinical use, fails to capture epithelial cell adhesion molecule-negative CTCs such as malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). We have developed a novel microfluidic device (CTC-chip) in which any Ab to capture CTCs is conjugated. The CTC-chip was coated with an Ab against podoplanin that is abundantly expressed on MPM. Circulating tumor cell-detection performance w ...[more]