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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Università Degli Studi Di Udine, Udine, IT;
Stichting Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen, NL;
Giacinto Scoles, Duino Aurisina, IT;
Fabio Del Ben, Azzano Decimo, IT;
Matteo Turetta, Mestre, IT;
Wilhelm Huck, Beek Ubbergen, NL;
Aigars Piruska, Nijmegen, NL;
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE, Udine, IT;
STITCHING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT, Nijmegen, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in body fluids, preferably in blood and lymph. In particular, the method for detecting circulating tumor cells in a body fluid comprises a step of detecting a change in pH and/or in a concentration of at least one molecule selected from lactic acid, lactate ions and protons within an isolated volume of said body fluid in which a cell has been encapsulated.