title: Escaping out of the brain.
abstract: Technological development in the field of circulating biomarkers has allowed the identification of circulating tumor cells in the peripheral blood of patients with glioblastoma. This opens a new avenue of research with implications for the understanding and clinical managing of this fatal disease.
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain. jseoane@vhio.net.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seoane
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Mattos-Arruda
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor