METHODS FOR DETECTING CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

摘要

Disclosed herein are methods of detecting circulating tumor cells by detecting one or more of pan-cytokeratin, epidermal growth factor receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, mucin 1, plastin 3, circulating cancer associated fibroblast and programmed death-ligand using fiber-optic array scanning technology and automated digital microscopy. The methods disclosed herein can also be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and in the design of cancer treatments.