BioMed Central, Genome Biology, 8(15), 2014
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-014-0448-5
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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.