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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rossi, E
• Fassan, M
• Aieta, M
• Zilio, F
• Celadin, R
• Borin, M
• Grassi, A
• Troiani, L
• Basso, U
• Barile, C
• Sava, T
• Lanza, C
• Miatello, L
• Jirillo, A
• Rugge, M
• Indraccolo, S
• Cristofanilli, M
• Amadori, A
• Zamarchi, R

Titel

Dynamic changes of live/apoptotic circulating tumour cells as predictive marker of response to Sunitinib in metastatic renal cancer

Ist Teil von

• British journal of cancer, 2012-10, Vol.107 (8), p.1286-1294

Ort / Verlag

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background: Recently, we developed an apoptotic assay for expanding the monitoring capabilities of the circulating tumour cells (CTC) test during therapy. An automated platform for computing CTCs was integrated with a mAb (M30) targeting a neoepitope disclosed by caspase cleavage at cytokeratin 18 in early apoptosis; we showed that live CTCs were associated with progression, consistent with enhanced cell migration and invasion. The test was first applied here to mRCC. Methods: Live/apoptotic CTCs changes were measured in mRCC patients receiving first-line Sunitinib and compared with circulating endothelial cell (CEC) levels. Results: The presence of EpCAM-positive, live CTCs predicts progression in individual mRCC patient, being associated with distant metastasis under first-line Sunitinib. Synchronous detection of CTCs and CEC levels discloses for the first time an association between their dynamic changes and outcome: a rapid increase of the CEC number as early as the first cycle of therapy is associated with CTC decrease in non-progressed patients, whereas a delayed response of CECs is related to higher CTC values in the progressed group indicating treatment failure. Conclusion: We demonstrated that a delayed response to antiangiogenic treatment indicated by persistent detection of CECs correlates with persistent live CTCs and more aggressive disease.