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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, KR;
Hee Jin Chang, Seoul, KR;
Sun Young Kim, Goyang-si, KR;
Ji Yeon Baek, Goyang-si, KR;
Hyun Yang Yeo, Goyang-si, KR;
NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, Goyang-si, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a material for aggregating blood cells, used in the preparation of a paraffin block for diagnosing circulating tumor cells (CTCs), and a method for preparing a paraffin block using the same, and more specifically, to a method for detecting CTCs present in the blood through blood sample collection in the preparation of a paraffin block from CTCs, which are present in a very small amount in the blood. The present invention is non-invasive and simple, and thus is very useful for the diagnosis of cancer recurrence and metastatic cancer and for prognosis prediction, and can be a remarkable breakthrough in cancer treatment through the analysis of the onset, metastasis and recurrence mechanisms of cancer.