Background: This study investigated the correlation of the presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with clinical characteristics, and the predictive value of CTCs for progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Methods: Samples were obtained from 42 patients with SCLC before and after the first cycle of chemotherapy. CTCs were quantitated by negative immunomagnetic enrichment and immunocytochemistry using anti-CD45 and anti-pancytokeratin antibodies. Results: CTCs were positive (>= 2) in 76.19% of patients with SCLC and negative in the control group. The presence of CTCs was positively correlated with 6 clinical characteristics. PFS was 6.055 and 10.670 months for patients with >= 2 and <2 CTCs/7.5 mL of blood before chemotherapy; after chemotherapy PFS was 4.862 and 10.535 months, respectively. Conclusions: This study showed that both baseline CTC numbers and the change in CTC numbers after 1 cycle of chemotherapy are significant prognostic factors of PFS for SCLC.
基金:
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Science and Technology Program Special Fund [2012BA042]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Sch, Tongji Hosp, Dept Oncol, Wuhan, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Yu-Li,Liu Chun-Hua,Li Jing,et al.Clinical significance of circulating tumor cells in patients with small-cell lung cancer[J].TUMORI JOURNAL.2017,103(3):242-248.doi:10.5301/tj.5000601.
APA:
Wang, Yu-Li,Liu, Chun-Hua,Li, Jing,Ma, Xiao-Ping&Gong, Ping.(2017).Clinical significance of circulating tumor cells in patients with small-cell lung cancer.TUMORI JOURNAL,103,(3)
MLA:
Wang, Yu-Li,et al."Clinical significance of circulating tumor cells in patients with small-cell lung cancer".TUMORI JOURNAL 103..3(2017):242-248