CTC detection technology getting better, all subty

CTC detection technology getting better, all subtypes captured now, which should allow a more accurate picture of metastasis, more research by being able to capture all these cells now in a blood sample, and increases the potential application for ctc/leronlimab.

https://news.uga.edu/scientists-develop-techn...mor-cells/

Circulating tumor cells are also difficult to isolate because within a sample of a few hundred CTCs, the individual cells may present many characteristics. Some resemble skin cells while others resemble muscle cells. They can also vary greatly in size.

To more quickly and efficiently isolate these rare cells for analysis, Mao and his team have created a new microfluidic chip that captures nearly every CTC in a sample of blood ­– more than 99% – a considerably higher percentage than most existing technologies.

Physicians can only treat what they can detect,” Davis said. “We often can’t detect certain subtypes of CTCs, but with the iFCS device we will capture all the subtypes of CTCs and even determine which subtypes are the most informative concerning relapse and disease progression.”Physicians can only treat what they can detect,” Davis said. “We often can’t detect certain subtypes of CTCs, but with the iFCS device we will capture all the subtypes of CTCs and even determine which subtypes are the most informative concerning relapse and disease progression.”