Method for detecting circulating tumour cells (CTCs)
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in body fluids, preferably in blood and lymph.In particular, the method for detecting circulating tumor cells in a body fluid comprises a step of detecting a change in pH and/or in a concentration of at least one molecule selected from lactic acid, lactate ions and protons within an isolated volume of said body fluid in which a cell has been encapsulated.
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