title: CTCs could guide cancer therapy.
abstract: Using a microchip device, scientists were able to capture and culture circulating tumor cells for genetic analysis and drug testing, which identified new tumor mutations that were susceptible to targeted agents.
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000378:metabolism*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000379:methods*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm