Circulating tumor cells, tumor-derived extracellular vesicles and plasma cytokeratins in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients.

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Date
2018-04-10Author
Nanou, A
Coumans, FAW
van Dalum, G
Zeune, LL
Dolling, D
Onstenk, W
Crespo, M
Fontes, MS
Rescigno, P
Fowler, G
Flohr, P
Brune, C
Sleijfer, S
de Bono, JS
Terstappen, LWMM
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Journal Article
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The presence of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) patients is associated with poor prognosis. In this study, we evaluated the association of clinical outcome in 129 CRPC patients with CTCs, tumor-derived Extracellular Vesicles (tdEVs) and plasma levels of total (CK18) and caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 (ccCK18).CTCs and tdEVs were isolated with the CellSearch system and automatically enumerated. Cut-off values dichotomizing patients into favorable and unfavorable groups of overall survival were set on a retrospective data set of 84 patients and validated on a prospective data set of 45 patients. Plasma levels of CK18 and ccCK18 were assessed by ELISAs.CTCs, tdEVs and both cytokeratin plasma levels were significantly increased in CRPC patients compared to healthy donors (HDs). All biomarkers except for ccCK18 were prognostic showing a decreased median overall survival for the unfavorable groups of 9.2 vs 21.1, 8.1 vs 23.0 and 10.0 vs 21.5 months respectively. In multivariable Cox regression analysis, tdEVs remained significant.Automated CTC and tdEV enumeration allows fast and reliable scoring eliminating inter- and intra- operator variability. tdEVs provide similar prognostic information to CTC counts.
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Cancer Biomarkers
Prostate Cancer Targeted Therapy Group
Language
eng
Date accepted
2018-03-17
License start date
2018-04-10
Citation
Oncotarget, 2018, 9 (27), pp. 19283 - 19293