A Cell-Based Approach to Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection

Abstract

During this reporting period, we succeeded in building a device (TEMPO) that can enrich circulating pancreatic tumor cells from mouse blood by depleting the sample of white blood cells (WBCs). Furthermore, the RNA profile of these cells can be assessed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and visualized on the same device. Using the device, this entire process can be conducted in a matter of hours without specialized equipment and a standard fluorescent microscope. These studies set the state for further experiments with clinical samples from pancreatic cancer patients.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1020613

Entities

People

  • Ben Z Stanger

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Blood Cells
  • Cancer
  • Cell Line
  • Cells
  • Detection
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluorescence
  • Leukocytes
  • Lymphocytes
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Professional Development
  • Standards
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Oncology
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.