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Gilbert C FAURE
March 20, 2012 8:42 AM
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CTC Count: Liquid Biopsy?MedscapeThe first description of circulating tumor cells was made in 1869, but only relatively recently, because of significant technical steps forward in regard to how we actually measure and assess the number of...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 21, 2012 5:09 AM
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Purpose Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may have utility as surrogate biomarkers and “virtual” biopsies. We report the clinical significance and molecular characteristics of CTCs and CTC clusters, termed circulating tumor ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 17, 2012 12:26 PM
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Assessment of circulating tumor cells and serum markers for progression-free ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)IntroductionCirculating tumors cells (CTC) have been recently proposed as a new dynamic blood marker whose positivity at baseline is...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 9, 2012 3:17 PM
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Cynvenio Awarded Two SBIR Contracts to Develop Lung Cancer Assays Using CTC ...Genetic Engineering NewsCynvenio Biosystems received two $195000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the National Cancer Institute to fund ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 8, 2012 2:51 PM
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Culture and Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) in Melanoma and Other Cancers http://t.co/GWLwZRH1...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 4, 2012 2:55 PM
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The new test, called HD-CTC, labels cells in a patient's blood sample in a way that distinguishes possible CTCs from ordinary red and white blood cells. It then uses a digital microscope and an image-processing algorithm to ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
January 21, 2012 10:28 AM
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Recently, circulating tumor cells (CTC's) have been evaluated to serve as this possible marker. Studies have shown that in early stages of cancer it can begin the process of shedding cancer cells into the circulatory system.
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Gilbert C FAURE
January 10, 2012 2:28 PM
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Haber as well as Skin toner have created a CTC-chip which contains a large number of small pillars coated together with antibodies which situation to be able to CTCs. Whenever a test of blood is passed within the chip, the normal tissue ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
December 23, 2011 12:15 PM
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Hybridan's Small Cap WrapInteractive InvestorThe next key milestones for the development of the Parsortix circulating tumour cell (CTC) separation technology are: the validation of the separation device for other cancer types, particularly those...
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Gilbert C FAURE
December 13, 2011 2:30 AM
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The quantification of circulating tumor cells (CTC) present in the blood stream of metastatic cancer patients is a valuable tool for the early detection of the disease, its staging, as well as for the assessment of the patient's ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
December 4, 2011 4:52 AM
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There is widespread interest in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood. Direct detection of CTCs (often < 1/ml) is complicated by a number of factors, but the presence of ~10(3) to 10(4) copies of target RNA per CTC, coupled ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 18, 2011 4:27 AM
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Immunicon will perform CTC testing for hundreds of sites who elect to participate in the trial. Byron Hewett, president and chief executive officer of Immunicon, commented, “In preparation for the start of this trial, we have ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 18, 2011 4:24 AM
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Researchers have announced the successful demonstration of a 2nd-generation CTC enrichment technology, capable of effectively identifying and capturing circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood samples collected from prostate cancer patients.
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 28, 2012 11:57 AM
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Proactive Investors UKParsortix, Paterson Institute Partner to Develop CTC Diagnostic PlatformGenetic Engineering NewsCancer diagnostics firm Parsortix signed a two-year agreement with the Cancer Research UK-funded Paterson Institute for Cancer Research,...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 19, 2012 12:22 PM
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17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On-Q-ity, a life sciences company focused on novel circulating tumor cell (CTC) capture and characterization for clinical researchers and physicians that will enhance decision-making across ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 12, 2012 7:43 AM
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Prognostic role and HER2 expression of circulating tumor cells in peripheral ...UroTodayBACKGROUND: Preliminary research has suggested the potential prognostic value of circulating tumor cells (CTC) in patients with advanced nonmetastatic...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 8, 2012 2:53 PM
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NaturalNano, Inc. (OTCBB:NNAN) (www.naturalnano.com) announced today that Dr. Michael King of Cornell University will present at the CTC, Circulating Tumor Cell, Conference in San Diego, California today at 11:45 am ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 8, 2012 2:48 PM
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National Cancer Institute Awards Two Lung Cancer Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC ...MarketWatch (press release)...
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Gilbert C FAURE
February 4, 2012 2:53 PM
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... in a biography Physical Biology. The new test, called HD-CTC, labels cells in a patient's blood representation in a approach that distinguishes probable CTCs from typical red and white blood cells.
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Gilbert C FAURE
January 21, 2012 10:21 AM
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Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report that they have developed an “extremely sensitive test” that allows them to indentify.
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Gilbert C FAURE
January 5, 2012 5:29 AM
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Transgenomic and ScreenCell Announce Worldwide Distribution and Collaboration Agreement for Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Technology. OMAHA, Neb. & PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC/BB: TBIO) ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
December 13, 2011 5:15 AM
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Objective:Detect the circulating tumor cells(CTC) in peripheral blood samples of patients with HCC.To evaluate the clinical significance of CTC in peripheral blood in patients with HCC.Method:Circulating tumor cells were ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
December 9, 2011 6:30 AM
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Therefore, CTC (Circulating Tumor Cell) detection in peripheral blood of HCC patients has great significance in diagnosis, stage judgement, treatment and prognosis of liver cancer. In this study, we prepared the specific ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 19, 2011 9:07 AM
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Proving to the regulatory authorities that circulating tumor cell (CTC) count falls are a robust immediate endpoint of overall survival; Developing improved imaging for bone metastases. As a side note, there were several ...
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 18, 2011 4:25 AM
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Biocept Publishes on Mechanics and Performance of Its OncoCEE™ Platform for ...PR Newswire (press release)The Biocept technology platform may allow more sensitive and comprehensive CTC tests for cancer patients than currently available methodologies.
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