New imager automates imaging and detection of CTCs recovered from the IsoFlux Liquid Biopsy System

SAN FRANCISCO — Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced today that it has launched a new imaging system, the IsoFlux Cytation Imager, designed to work exclusively with the IsoFlux Liquid Biopsy System and CTC Enumeration Kit. The IsoFlux Cytation Imager comes pre-configured with all components and software required for automated CTC image acquisition.

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) disseminate from primary tumors and enter the peripheral bloodstream. Ongoing access to cancer tissue represents one of the most significant challenges in characterizing cancer, and CTCs can alleviate this limitation by providing frequent, minimally-invasive access to cancer tissue via a blood draw. The IsoFlux System uses blood to perform a real-time “liquid biopsy” of the patient’s cancer using the recovered CTCs, which can involve analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins.

In the research setting, detection of CTCs by