Methods relating to circulating tumor cell clusters and the treatment of cancer
US10053692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/158
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described herein are methods and assays relating to the presence and/or level of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). These CTC-Cs represent a highly metastatic subpopulation of CTCs. In some embodiments, the methods and assays described herein relate to the treatment of cancer.
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