Is there any form of liquid biopsy that can detect ER and Her 2 expression for metastatic breast cancer?
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Medical Oncology · MOSC Medical College Kolenchery
Yes. The Circulating Tumor Cell Assay is able to detect ER and HER2 expression. But it has not been validated in prospective studies. I do not recommend using it for this purpose as we just do not know the sensitivity and specificity of such an assay. We have previously written a commentary about on...