Study towards molecular heterogeneity of circulating tumor cells and their representation of metastatic sites in patients with metastatic breast cancer. University of Antwerp
Center for Oncological Research (CORE), Molecular Imaging, Pathology, Radiotherapy & Oncology (MIPRO)
Cancer metastases is responsible for 90% of the cancer related deaths. Due to an increased knowledge of the biology of cancer, more patients are referred to targeted therapy. The efficacy of these drugs depends on the molecular characteristics of the cancer cells. In addition, recent research has shown that molecular characteristics of cancer cells can change during cancer progression and metastasis. Since it is practically difficult to sample ...