科普 | 圖說CTC之發現史

循環腫瘤細胞（Circulating tumor cell，CTC）發現已久，作為腫瘤轉移和複發的關鍵因素，研究自發現以來從未止步。這些關鍵性的發現，讓我們能夠了解CTC，從而研發出相應的檢測技術。作為液態活檢（←戳鏈接看介紹）標誌物的重要一類，CTC檢測技術在腫瘤診療個體化的當下也愈發成熟。

本期我們追根溯源，

歡迎來到CTC的發現史！

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