Method for detecting circulating tumour cells (CTCs)
US9958463B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/7028
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in body fluids, preferably in blood and lymph.In particular, the method for detecting circulating tumor cells in a body fluid comprises a step of detecting a change in pH and/or in a concentration of at least one molecule selected from lactic acid, lactate ions and protons within an isolated volume of said body fluid in which a cell has been encapsulated.
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