title: CCR 20th Anniversary Commentary: Paving the Way for Circulating Tumor Cells.
abstract: Cancer cells can enter the bloodstream, form distant metastases, and ultimately lead to death. A study by Allard and colleagues, which was published in the October 15, 2004, issue of Clinical Cancer Research, concluded that the CellSearch system could be used as a reliable tool to investigate circulating tumor cells and their clinical utility, and it spurred a still-growing interest in the field.
authors.affiliation: Lakeside Life Science, LLC, New Durham, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: W Jeffrey
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Allard
authors.affiliation: Medical Cell BioPhysics, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands. l.w.m.m.terstappen@utwente.nl.
authors.forename: Leon W M M
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Terstappen
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating