Circulating tumor cells are cells that detach from the primary tumor site and\nmigrate to the bone marrow or other tissues where they can initiate a metastatic\nsite. Liquid biopsies are an emerging tool in the past decades that enables\nus to detect Circulating Tumor Cells in patientsâ?? blood. Flow cytometry is a\npowerful tool used in liquid biopsy diagnostics. This aims to prove the sensitivity\nand specificity of a flow cytometric panel for the detection of CTCs in\nbreast cancer patients using healthy individualsâ?? samples as controls. The\nstudy was blinded to the data analyzing researcher. Statistical analysis followed\nand results show 86.9% area under the curve which indicates that the\nparticular method can be very promising for diagnosing breast cancer.
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