Advances in circulating tumor cells (ACTC): from basic research to clinical practice

Breast Cancer Res. 2013 Dec 5;15(6):319. doi: 10.1186/bcr3582.

Abstract

The first 'Advances in Circulating Tumor Cells (ACTC): from Basic Research to Clinical Practice' meeting was held in Athens, Greece, September 26-29, 2012 (abstracts, presentations and a more detailed meeting report are freely available online: http://www.actc2012.org). We summarize in this report most major findings presented and the main conclusions derived during the expert panel sessions.

Publication types

  • Congress
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Humans
  • Molecular Biology / methods*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis*
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating*
  • Neoplastic Stem Cells*
  • Single-Cell Analysis / methods