Introduces the reader to Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs), their isolation method and analysis, and commercially available platforms. - Presents the historical perspective and the overview of the field of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) - Discusses the state-of-art methods for CTC isolation, ranging from the macro-to micro-scale, from positive concentration to negative depletion, and from biological-property-enabled to physical-property-based approaches - Details commercially available CTC platforms - Describes post-isolation analysis and clinical translation - Provides a glossary of scientific terms related to CTCs

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