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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2018; 24(21): 2236-2246
Published online Jun 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i21.2236
Prognostic and predictive blood biomarkers in gastric cancer and the potential application of circulating tumor cells
Ting-Ting Li, Hao Liu, Jiang Yu, Guang-Yao Shi, Li-Ying Zhao, Guo-Xin Li
Ting-Ting Li, Hao Liu, Jiang Yu, Li-Ying Zhao, Guo-Xin Li, Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Guang-Yao Shi, Division of Cardiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Li TT, Liu H and Yu J contributed equally to the design and preparation of this study and should be considered co-first authors; Yu J and Li GX designed the research; Li TT and Liu H contributed to data acquisition and writing of article; Zhao LY and Shi GY contributed to data analysis; Liu H, Yu J and Li GX contributed to editing, reviewing and final approval of article.
Supported by the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, No. 2016A030313843.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Correspondence to: Guo-Xin Li, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China. gzliguoxin@163.com
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Received: April 3, 2018
Peer-review started: April 4, 2018
First decision: April 19, 2018
Revised: April 27, 2018
Accepted: May 18, 2018
Article in press: May 18, 2018
Published online: June 7, 2018
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Core Tip

Core tip: As liquid biopsy, the detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and other blood biomarkers have their certain clinical significance. In this review, we focus on the recent scientific advances of CTCs and some other blood biomarkers, and discuss their origin and clinical usefulness.