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ArticleNanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine2017

Point of care assessment of melanoma tumor signaling and metastatic burden from μNMR analysis of tumor fine needle aspirates and peripheral blood.

Michael S Gee, Arezou A Ghazani, Rizwan Haq, Jennifer A Wargo, Matthew Sebas, Ryan J Sullivan, Hakho Lee, Ralph Weissleder

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Article in Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael S Gee *Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.
Arezou A Ghazani *Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.
Rizwan HaqDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.
Jennifer A WargoDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.
Matthew SebasCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.
Ryan J SullivanCenter for Melanoma, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02114.
Hakho LeeCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.
Ralph WeisslederDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.
Massachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Magnetic nanoswitches for sensing biomoleculesR01EB004626 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WEISSLEDER, MD, PHD, RALPH · 2004 to 2012
$3.2M
Analysis of scant cancer cells in fine needle aspiratesR33CA202064 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WEISSLEDER, MD, PHD, RALPH · 2016 to 2018
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R33 CA202064NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB004626
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluates μNMR technology for molecular profiling of tumor fine needle aspirates and peripheral blood of melanoma patients. In vitro assessment of melanocyte (MART-1, HMB45) and MAP kinase signaling (pERK, pS6K) molecule expression was performed in human cell lines, while clinical validation was performed in an IRB-approved study of melanoma patients undergoing biopsy and blood sampling. Tumor FNA and blood specimens were compared with BRAF genetic analysis and cross-sectional imaging. μNMR in vitro analysis showed increased expression of melanocyte markers in melanoma cells as well as increased expression of phosphorylated MAP kinase targets in BRAF-mutant melanoma cells. Melanoma patient FNA samples showed increased pERK and pS6K levels in BRAF mutant compared with BRAF WT melanomas, with μNMR blood circulating tumor cell level increased with higher metastatic burden visible on imaging. These results indicate that μNMR technology provides minimally invasive point-of-care evaluation of tumor signaling and metastatic burden in melanoma patients.

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Point-of-Care SystemsSignal TransductionBiopsy, Fine-NeedleCell Line, TumorHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMelanocytesMelanomaMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafBiopsyCirculating tumor cellsMelanomaTreatment response

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PMID27993725
PMCPMC5392428
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