circulating tumor cells

More cancer cells are shed from primary tumors when individuals are asleep than when they’re awake, according to observations in mouse models and a small cohort of breast cancer patients.

Microbes living inside cancer cells may help them spread to distant sites by enhancing the cells’ resistance to mechanical stress, a study shows.

The hybrid cells promote tumor heterogeneity and possible metastasis, a new study in mice and humans shows.

Clusters of tumor-derived cells can pass through narrow channels that mimic human capillaries, scientists show in vitro and in zebrafish.

In mice, cancer cells genetically modified to express an anticancer cytokine home to tumors and can reduce their growth. 

The newest life-science products making waves in labs and clinics

Some doctors advise shoppers to be skeptical of a newly marketed cancer diagnostic.

Circulating tumor cells, exosomes, and DNA can improve the diagnosis of many cancers. But are liquid biopsies ready for prime time?

Novel microfluidic devices give researchers new ways to count and sort single cells.

Turning a patient’s immune cells into cancer-fighting weapons

Three approaches for isolating and characterizing rare tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream