title: Tumor-Educated Platelets as Liquid Biopsy in Cancer Patients.
abstract: Real-time monitoring of changes in cells or cell products released from malignant lesions into the blood has opened new diagnostic avenues ("liquid biopsy"). In this issue of Cancer Cell, Best and colleagues describe that tumor-associated blood platelets provide specific information on the location and molecular composition of the primary tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Biology, Center of Experimental Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Simon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Joosse
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Biology, Center of Experimental Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: pantel@uke.de.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pantel
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor