WHEN TO DO CTC TESTING?
I have metastatic pc.
No Mets show on conventional imaging
Should I be doing CTC testing?
thank you so much
CTC TESTING?: WHEN TO DO CTC TESTING... - Advanced Prostate...
CTC TESTING?
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What for?
To determine options for treatments
CTC will not provide options. cfDNA might, but it usually doesn't work if there are no visible metastases.
From Sir Google:
Peripheral blood circulating tumor cell (CTC) count is the most extensively validated prognostic liquid biomarker in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), and recent studies have suggested that it may also be informative in mHSPC. .Oct 7, 2024
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
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