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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

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Such information can reveal details about tumor staging, tumor progression, heterogeneity, gene mutations and clonal evolution. However, Dr. Bahassi reported that the selection of CTCs using this method is often not very efficient and the CTC population is usually highly contaminated with leukocytes. percent show less reliability).

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

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Results are available in about 15 minutes, so the test is much faster than currently available tests which detect viral genes. There is also a risk of the mask becoming contaminated from viral droplets while on the face and once contaminated, the virus may get into the eyes, nose or mouth when the mask is removed.