MAINTRAC
The Principle
The number of existing washed out tumor-cells within the patient’s blood are counted. These developed tumor-cells can furthermore be visually characterized and provide additional conclusions with regards to:
- Vital circulating tumor cells (HEA), quantitative
- Growth activity (Her2/new amplification with FISH)
- Mortality rate (apoptosis analysis with TUNEL essay)
- Organ affiliation (specific antigens, such as PSA, Mel A)
- Hormone receptor status
After the operation of a malignant tumor, the number and growth characteristics of residual circulating tumor cells in the patient’s blood or bone marrow are vital in order to determine his/her disease progression.
MAINTRAC offers you:
- An accompanying and gentle method to additionally monitor the success rate of the applied cancer therapy