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Min Yu

Researcher at University of Southern California

Publications -  62
Citations -  12670

Min Yu is an academic researcher from University of Southern California. The author has contributed to research in topics: Circulating tumor cell & Metastasis. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 58 publications receiving 10853 citations. Previous affiliations of Min Yu include Harvard University & Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Circulating Breast Tumor Cells Exhibit Dynamic Changes in Epithelial and Mesenchymal Composition

TL;DR: A role for EMT in the blood-borne dissemination of human breast cancer is supported as both single cells and multicellular clusters, expressing known EMT regulators, including transforming growth factor (TGF)–β pathway components and the FOXC1 transcription factor.
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Circulating Tumor Cell Clusters Are Oligoclonal Precursors of Breast Cancer Metastasis

TL;DR: Using mouse models with tagged mammary tumors, it is demonstrated that CTC clusters arise from oligoclonal tumor cell groupings and not from intravascular aggregation events, and though rare in the circulation, they greatly contribute to the metastatic spread of cancer.
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Circulating tumor cells: approaches to isolation and characterization

TL;DR: Improvements in technologies to yield purer CTC populations amenable to better cellular and molecular characterization will enable a broad range of clinical applications, including early detection of disease and the discovery of biomarkers to predict treatment responses and disease progression.