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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2023

Correlation analysis of the expression of mesenchymal circulating tumor cells and CD133 with the prognosis of colorectal cancer.

Huijun Zhou, Hua Shen, Fang Xiang, Xiaolin Yang, Rongrong Li, Yidong Zeng, Zhenyang Liu

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Huijun ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology and Urology Medicine I, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Hua ShenDepartment of Gastroenterology and Urology Medicine I, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Fang XiangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Urology Medicine I, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Xiaolin YangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Urology Medicine I, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Rongrong LiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Urology Medicine I, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Yidong ZengDepartment of Gastroenterology and Urology Medicine I, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Zhenyang LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Urology Medicine I, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the expression of tumor stem cell marker CD133 in peripheral blood circulating tumor cells (CTC) and the value of CD133 in prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

methodsPreoperative/pre-chemotherapy peripheral blood samples of 63 patients with CRC from January 2016 to January 2021 were selected to detect peripheral blood CTC by CanPatrol CTC enrichment technology. Expression of CD133 in different epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) typing CTC was analyzed. Clinical data (including tumor size, tumor stage, pathological typing, molecular typing, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and CA-199 expression), PFS time and OS time were followed up. The expression of CD133 in different CTCs was compared, and the correlation between CD133 and patient survival time was compared.

resultsThe positive rate of E-CTC in patients with tumor diameter ≥5 cm was significantly higher than that of patients with tumor diameter <5 cm (P=0.035). The positive rate of M-CTC in patients with diabetes was significantly higher than that of patients without diabetes (P=0.006). The CD133-positive M-CTCs were significantly higher in DM and CEA>5 ng/mL patients than in non-DM and CEA≤5 ng/mL patients (P<0.001, P=0.0195). Fifty-five patients were followed up for a median of 14 months. During follow-up, 19 had disease progression and five died. According to the cutoff point obtained by ROC analysis, the PFS of M-CTC>2.5/5 ml patients (0%) was lower than that of ≤2.5/5 ml patients (76.5%), P<0.05. PFS in patients with CD133-positive M-CTC>0.5/5 mL (18.6%) was lower than in patients with ≤0.5/5 ml (76.5%), P<0.05. However, thedifference in the OS between patients with CD133-positive M-CTC>0.5/5 ml (71.7%) and those with ≤0.5/5 ml (93.8%), was not significant, P=0.054.

conclusionCD133 positive M-CTC is closely related to distant metastasis in CRC. The expression of CD133 in CTC, especially in M-CTC, can be used as a prognostic indicator for colorectal cancer.

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CD133Circulating tumor cellscolorectal cancerepithelial-mesenchymal transitionprognosis

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