Escaping out of the brain

Cancer Discov. 2014 Nov;4(11):1259-61. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-1178.

Abstract

Technological development in the field of circulating biomarkers has allowed the identification of circulating tumor cells in the peripheral blood of patients with glioblastoma. This opens a new avenue of research with implications for the understanding and clinical managing of this fatal disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Brain Neoplasms / blood
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Glioblastoma / blood
  • Glioblastoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor