Sabine Riethdorf

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sabine Riethdorf is a leading researcher at the Institute of Tumor Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). With over 216 publications, her work focuses on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in liquid biopsy for cancer diagnostics, prognosis, and treatment monitoring across metastatic breast cancer, prostate cancer, NSCLC, and other malignancies.

• Research Themes: CTC characterization, tumor heterogeneity, treatment resistance mechanisms, PSMA imaging, HER2 status in CTCs, machine learning applications in tumor cell detection.
• Recent Article Trends: Analysis of CTC transcriptional profiles, PSMA heterogeneity in prostate cancer, machine learning strategies for CTC detection, and comparative CTC studies between blood compartments.
• Scientific Collaborations: Key partnerships with Klaus Pantel (UKE), Annette Schneeweiss (Heidelberg), and teams across Germany and international institutions.
• Infrastructure: Utilizes UKE's research information system (FIS), core facilities for molecular analysis, and participates in multicenter clinical trials like DETECT and PREDICT.