CTC

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002169",
  "term": "CTC",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A cancer cell that breaks away from the original (primary) tumor and enters the bloodstream. CTCs can travel through the blood and form new tumors in other parts of the body. A sample of blood can be used to detect CTCs and learn more about the primary tumor. CTCs are being used as a biomarker in some types of cancer to help plan treatment or make a likely prognosis. Also called circulating tumor cell.",
  "expansions": [
    "circulating tumor cell"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ctc/"
}