Isolation by size using a filter membrane offers an antigen-independent method for capturing rare cells present in blood of cancer patients. Multiple cell types, including circulating tumor cells (CTCs), captured on the filter membrane can be simultaneously identified via immunocytochemistry (ICC) analysis of specific cellular biomarkers. Here, we describe an automated microfluidic filtration method combined with a liquid handling system for sequential ICC assays to detect and enumerate non-hematologic rare cells in blood.
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Pugia, M., Magbanua, M. J. M., & Park, J. W. (2017). Automated microfluidic filtration and immunocytochemistry detection system for capture and enumeration of circulating tumor cells and other rare cell populations in blood. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1634, pp. 119–131). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7144-2_9
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