Circulating Tumor Cells

Introduces the reader to Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs), their isolation method and analysis, and commercially available platforms 

Presents the historical perspective and the overview of the field of circulating tumor cells (CTCs)Discusses the state-of-art methods for CTC isolation, ranging from the macro- to micro-scale, from positive concentration to negative depletion, and from biological-property-enabled to physical-property-based approachesDetails commercially available CTC platformsDescribes post-isolation analysis and clinical translationProvides a glossary of scientific terms related to CTCs