Detection of circulating pancreas epithelial cells in patients with pancreatic cystic lesions.
Detection of circulating pancreas epithelial cells in patients with pancreatic cystic lesions.
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DOI:
10.1053/j.gastro.2013.12.007
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发表时间:
2014-03
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29.4
通讯作者:
Stanger BZ
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作者:
Rhim AD;Thege FI;Santana SM;Lannin TB;Saha TN;Tsai S;Maggs LR;Kochman ML;Ginsberg GG;Lieb JG;Chandrasekhara V;Drebin JA;Ahmad N;Yang YX;Kirby BJ;Stanger BZ
Hematogenous dissemination is thought to be a late event in cancer progression. We showed recently that pancreas cells can be detected in the bloodstream before tumor formation, in a genetic model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). To confirm these findings in humans, we used microfluidic geometrically enhanced immunocapture to detect circulating pancreas epithelial cells (CECs) in patient blood samples. We captured >3 CECs/ml in 7 of 21 (33%) of patients with cystic lesions and no clinical diagnosis of cancer (Sendai criteria negative), 8 of 11 (73%) with PDAC, and in 0 of 19 patients without cysts or cancer (controls). These findings indicate that cancer cells are present in the circulation of patients before tumors develop, which might be used in risk assessment.