title: Blood-Based Analysis of Circulating Cell-Free DNA and Tumor Cells for Early Cancer Detection.
abstract: In a Perspective, Klaus Pantel discusses prospects for use of cell-free DNA and circulating tumor cells in cancer detection.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tumor Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pantel
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002474:Cell-Free System; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm