Clinical and Translational Research
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World J Clin Cases. Apr 26, 2021; 9(12): 2721-2730
Published online Apr 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i12.2721
Circulating tumor cells with epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers as potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of lung cancer
Sha-Sha Jiang, Chun-Guo Mao, Yong-Geng Feng, Bin Jiang, Shao-Lin Tao, Qun-You Tan, Bo Deng
Sha-Sha Jiang, Chun-Guo Mao, Yong-Geng Feng, Bin Jiang, Shao-Lin Tao, Qun-You Tan, Bo Deng, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
Author contributions: Jiang SS and Mao CG performed the research and wrote the paper; Feng YG and Jiang B designed the research and supervised the study; Tao SL and Tan QY designed the research and contributed to the analyses; Deng B provided clinical advice and supervised the report.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81572285; The Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing City, No. cstc2018jcyjAX0592; and The Army Medical University Clinical Medical Research Talent Training Program, No. 2018XLC3062.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University 2019, No. 183.
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/. The registration identification number is NCT02951897.
Informed consent statement: All patients who agreed to participate in the study signed an informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Bo Deng, MD, PhD, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10 Changjiang Branch Street, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400042, China. dengbo@tmmu.edu.cn
Received: November 20, 2020
Peer-review started: November 20, 2020
First decision: February 12, 2021
Revised: February 19, 2021
Accepted: March 4, 2021
Article in press: March 4, 2021
Published online: April 26, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with epithelial markers (E-CTCs), CTCs with mesenchymal markers (M-CTCs), and CTCs with both markers (E&M-CTCs) are three subtypes of CTCs. Detection of E&M-CTCs have good diagnostic value for distinguishing lung cancer from controls.