External quality assurance of circulating tumor cell enumeration using the CellSearch(®) system: a feasibility study.
Kraan, J Sleijfer, S Strijbos, M Ignatiadis, M Peeters, D Pierga, J Farace, F Riethdorf, S Fehm, T Zorzino, L
Kraan, J
Sleijfer, S
Strijbos, M
Ignatiadis, M
Peeters, D
Pierga, J
Farace, F
Riethdorf, S
Fehm, T
Zorzino, L
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Abstract
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that have detached from solid tumors and entered the blood. CTCs can be detected, among others, by semi-automated immunomagnetic enrichment and image cytometry using CellSearch® (Veridex, Raritan, NJ). We studied the feasibility of external quality assurance (EQA) of the entire CellSearch procedure from blood draw to interpretation of results in multiple laboratories.
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2011-03
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External quality assurance of circulating tumor cell enumeration using the CellSearch(®) system: a feasibility study. 2011, 80 (2):112-8 Cytometry B Clin Cytom