title: The promise of circulating tumor cell analysis in cancer management.
abstract: Enumeration and molecular characterization of circulating tumor cells isolated from peripheral blood of patients with cancer can aid selection of targeted therapy for patients, monitoring of response to therapies and optimization of drug development, while also providing valuable information about intratumoral heterogeneity.
authors.forename: Joaquin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mateo
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerlinger
authors.forename: Daniel Nava
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Johann S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: de Bono
mesh_terms: D018740:Genetic Heterogeneity; D006801:Humans; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis