循環腫瘤細胞(CTC)血液檢測可用於早期癌症篩查和監察的先進和非侵入性的檢測技術,可用作顯示特定癌症風險的重要指標,它可給健康人士和高風險罹患癌症人士用作常規性篩查。
早期的癌症檢測對於醫療保健至為重要。研究指出,如及早發現跟進,乳腺癌和前列腺癌患者的五年存活率可超過95%1,2。對於其他類型的癌症,如果腫瘤在晚期階段才發現,五年的存活率會相對大大降低3。因此,使用CTC技術早期發現癌症有助提高存活率。
CTC血液檢測可偵測10 種常見癌症,包括:
步驟包括 1) CTC Enrichment, 2) CTC Staining and Imaging and 3) CTC Enumeration9
ctDNA=circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid. FDA=Food and Drug Administration. mRNA=messenger ribonucleic acid.
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