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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.3.1601

Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer Patients: Prognostic Predictive Role  

Turker, Ibrahim (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital)
Uyeturk, Ummugul (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital)
Sonmez, Ozlem Uysal (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital)
Oksuzoglu, Berna (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital)
Helvaci, Kaan (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital)
Arslan, Ulku Yalcintas (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital)
Budakoglu, Burcin (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital)
Alkis, Necati (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital)
Aksoy, Sercan (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital)
Zengin, Nurullah (Medical Oncology Department, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.14, no.3, 2013 , pp. 1601-1607 More about this Journal
Abstract
A determination of circulating tumor cell (CTC) effectiveness for prediction of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was conducted as an adjunct to standard treatment of care in breast cancer management. Between November 2008 and March 2009, 22 metastatic and 12 early stage breast carcinoma patients, admitted to Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, were included in this prospective trial. Patients' characteristics, treatment schedules and survival data were evaluated. CTC was detected twice by CellSearch method before and 9-12 weeks after the initiation of chemotherapy. A cut-off value equal or greater than 5 cells per 7.5 ml blood sample was considered positive. All patients were female. Median ages were 48.0 (range: 29-65) and 52.5 (range: 35-66) in early stage and metastatic subgroups, respectively. CTC was positive in 3 (13.6%) patients before chemotherapy and 6 (27.3%) patients during chemotherapy in the metastatic subgroup whereas positive in only one patient in the early stage subgroup before and during chemotherapy. The median follow-up was 22.0 (range: 21-23) and 19.0 (range: 5-23) months in the early stage and metastatic groups, respectively. In the metastatic group, both median PFS and OS were significantly shorter in any time CTC positive patients compared to CTC negative patients (PFS: 4.0 vs 14.0 months, Log-Rank p=0.013; and OS: 8.0 months vs. 20.5 months, Log-Rank p<0.001). OS was affected from multiple visceral metastatic sites (p=0.055) and higher grade (p=0.044) besides CTC positivity (log rank p<0.001). Radiological response of chemotherapy was also correlated with better survival (p<0.001). As a result, CTC positivity was confirmed as a prospective marker even in a small patient population, in this single center study. Measurement of CTC by CellSearch method in metastatic breast carcinoma cases may allow indications of early risk of relapse or death with even as few as two measurements during a chemotherapy program, but this finding should be confirmed with prospective trials in larger study populations.
Keywords
Breast cancer; circulating tumor cells; survival;
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