Author:
Pang Shuyun,Li Hanjun,Xu Shu,Feng Liying,Ma Xueping,Chu Yanan,Zou Bingjie,Wang Shaohua,Zhou Guohua
Abstract
AbstractTo determine the prognostic value of the timing of circulating breast tumour cell measurement during treatment, peripheral blood from 164 patients with breast disease was collected. Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) were enriched by using immunomagnetic nanospheres (IMNs) and were identified by using immunofluorescent staining. The CTC shows nuclear-positive, EpCAM-positive, CK19-positive, and CD45-negative. Patients with CTC positivity (> 19/7.5 mL blood) had shorter progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) than those with negative results (≤ 19/7.5 mL blood) at baseline. Surgery caused an increase in the number and prevalence of CTCs, and the effect disappeared on day 14 after surgery. During adjuvant chemotherapy, CTCs detected before therapy was only correlated with PFS; however, CTCs at the end of adjuvant chemotherapy were correlated with both PFS and OS. The PFS and OS of the CTC-positive group were significantly shorter than those of the CTC-negative group at the end-point follow-up visit. The prognostic value of CTCs at different measurement time points was demonstrated during breast cancer treatment. Surgery and chemotherapy affected the prevalence of CTCs, leading to different prognostic relevance of CTCs at different treatment stages. CTCs detected at baseline or in the late phase of treatment are preferable for prognosis.
Funder
Jiangsu Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
Jiangsu Provincial Medical Youth Talent Program
the State Key Basic Research Program of the PRC
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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