iChip Spots Circulating Tumor Cells (2of 4)
This movie demonstrates how the CTC-iChip platform is operated, putting emphasis on fact that it takes 2 vacutainers (~20ml) of whole blood to be processed in 2 hours. In this movie, the platform is ...

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iChip Spots Circulating Tumor Cells (1 of 4)
Computer animation that depicts how inertial focusing and magnetic CTC isolation works. In this animation, the antigen-dependent capture mode of CTC-iChip is depicted. This animation relates to a ...

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Liquid Biopsy: New Opportunities to Capture the Entire Heterogeneity of Cancer?
Alberto Bardelli anticipates emerging techniques that could revolutionize the way we gain insights on cancer, with benefits for both doctors and patients. This topic was discussed at the ESMO 2013 ...

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European Society for Medical Oncology

Distinguishing Aggressive from Indolent PCa -- Are We There Yet?
In this audio interview, professor Zoran Culig gives a preview of his upcoming congress presentation on the current mechanisms for distinguishing aggressive and indolent forms of prostate cancer. He ...

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European Association of Urology

Clues to Early Breast Cancer Spread (1 of 1)
KLF6-SV1 is a key molecular switch that drives breast cancer metastasis. This figure illustrates how KLF6-SV1 causes localized breast cancer cell lines to become aggressive, invasive and spread ...

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A Pap Smear for Ovarian Cancer? (3 of 3)
In this podcast, co-authors Isaac Kinde and Luis Diaz discuss how pap smears can be used to screen for endometrial and ovarian cancer. This audio file relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 9, ...

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A Pap Smear for Ovarian Cancer? (2 of 3)
An overview of the PapGene test. Cancerous cells from ovarian or endometrial tumors are shed into the gynecological tract and collect in the cervix. These cells are captured using a Pap smear brush ...

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A Pap Smear for Ovarian Cancer? (1 of 3)
Schematic demonstrating the principal steps of the procedure described in this study. Tumor cells shed from ovarian or endometrial cancers are carried into the endocervical canal. These cells can be ...

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Cancer Stem Cells Isolated from Kidney Tumors
Right-hand side: This shows a kidney with Wilms' tumor.

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European Molecular Biology Organization

Nanotechnology Tackles Ovarian Cancer
An integrated platform to discover and validate new oncogenes in animal models of cancer. (A) Genomes of tumors (n=489) obtained from patients are analyzed in a high-throughput fashion to identify ...

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