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ArticleBiomedical optics express2016

Endogenous light scattering as an optical signature of circulating tumor cell clusters.

Joe Lyons, Michael Polmear, Nora D Mineva, Mathilde Romagnoli, Gail E Sonenshein, Irene Georgakoudi

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors.

Joe LyonsBiomedical Engineering Department, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155, USA; These authors contributed equally to this work.
Michael PolmearBiomedical Engineering Department, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155, USA; These authors contributed equally to this work.
Nora D MinevaDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Mathilde RomagnoliDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Gail E SonensheinDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Irene GeorgakoudiBiomedical Engineering Department, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, Massachusetts, 02155, USA.

Funding

Tufts Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001064 · NCATS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI SELKER, HARRY P. · 2013 to 2017
$26.4M
Roles of NF-kB/Rel in the pathogenesis of breast cancerR01CA129129 · NCI · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI SONENSHEIN, GAIL E. · 2008 to 2012
$1.7M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001064NCI NIH HHS R01 CA129129
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circulating tumor cell clusters (CTCCs) are significantly more likely to form metastases than single tumor cells. We demonstrate the potential of backscatter-based flow cytometry (BSFC) to detect unique light scattering signatures of CTCCs in the blood of mice orthotopically implanted with breast cancer cells and treated with an anti-ADAM8 or a control antibody. Based on scattering detected at 405, 488, and 633 nm from blood samples flowing through microfluidic devices, we identified 14 CTCCs with large scattering peak widths and intensities, whose presence correlated strongly with metastasis. These initial studies demonstrate the potential to detect CTCCs via label-free BSFC.

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(170.4580) Optical diagnostics for medicine(290.1350) Backscattering

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PMID27231606
PMCPMC4866447

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