TY - JOUR AU - Tartarone, Alfredo AU - Lerose, Rosa AU - Rodriquenz, Maria Grazia AU - Mambella, Giuseppina AU - Calderoni, Giuseppe AU - Bozza, Giovanni AU - Aieta, Michele PY - 2017 TI - Molecular characterization and prognostic significance of circulating tumor cells in patients with non-small cell lung cancer JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 9, Supplement 13 (October 26, 2017): Journal of Thoracic Disease (The Evolving Concept of Liquid Biopsy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients) Y2 - 2017 KW - N2 - Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are rare epithelial cells that can be found in the peripheral blood of cancer patients. A growing body of evidence indicates that CTCs may play a role in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for diagnosis, therapy monitoring and prognostic purposes. CTCs evaluation could be particularly relevant in this clinical setting, considering that physicians often have difficulty in obtaining an adequate tumor tissue and that patients are not always suitable to receive a re-biopsy. In the current review, we will focus on the molecular characterization and prognostic significance of CTCs in NSCLC patients. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/14891