Some cells have genes that enable them to lodge themselves in new locations, helping the cancer spread between organs, while other cells have different patterns of gene expression that might make them more benign or less likely to survive in other locations in the body.
Some circulating tumor cells even express genes that could predict their response to a specific cancer treatment, the researchers said.
"Within a single blood draw from a single patient, we're seeing
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