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Low Phosphatidylserine+ Cells Within the CD34+/CD45dim/CD117(c-kit)+ Subpopulation Are Associated with Poor Outcomes in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.

Davide Brocco, Pasquale Simeone, Pietro Di Marino, Domenico De Bellis, Francesca D'Ascanio, Giulia Colasante, Antonino Grassadonia, Michele De Tursi, Rosalba Florio, Mauro Di Ianni and 3 more

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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13 authors.

Davide BroccoDepartment of Medical, Oral & Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. D'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8634-7184
Pasquale SimeoneCenter for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4430-480X
Pietro Di MarinoClinical Oncology Unit, S.S. Annunziata Hospital, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Domenico De BellisCenter for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0953-1989
Francesca D'AscanioCenter for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Giulia ColasanteCenter for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Antonino GrassadoniaDepartment of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University "G. D'Annunzio" 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2459-0661
Michele De TursiDepartment of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University "G. D'Annunzio" 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1411-1946
Rosalba FlorioDepartment of Pharmacy, University "G. D'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3095-1451
Mauro Di IanniCenter for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6701-4023
Alessandro CamaDepartment of Pharmacy, University "G. D'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3647-1368
Nicola TinariDepartment of Medical, Oral & Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. D'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8449-5407
Paola LanutiCenter for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University "G. d'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4197-9780

Funding

European Union-NextGenerationEU CN_00000041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundColorectal cancer is among the most prevalent causes of tumor-related deaths worldwide. Antiangiogenic therapy represents a cornerstone of metastatic CRC treatment, and biomarkers are advocated for the optimization of this therapeutic strategy.

methodsIn this observational prospective study, we employed an optimized flow cytometry protocol to investigate the prognostic and predictive potential of blood circulating endothelial cells (CECs), circulating endothelial progenitor cells (CEPCs), and related subsets in a cohort of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (

resultsComputational FC analysis revealed a differential enrichment of blood cell clusters with a CD34+/CD45dim/CD117(c-kit)+ phenotype between responders and non-responders both to antiangiogenic and non-antiangiogenic treatments. Intriguingly, our results show that a high percentage of annexin V-negative cells in a putative circulating progenitor population with a CD34+/CD45dim/CD117+ phenotype was correlated with a reduced response to systemic anticancer treatments (

conclusionsOverall, these findings hold promise for the identification of novel circulating biomarkers to develop more personalized treatment approaches in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

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circulating endothelial cellscirculating endothelial progenitor cellscirculating pro-angiogenic cellscolorectal cancercomputational flow cytometry analysesperipheral biomarkers

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PMID39941866
PMCPMC11816280

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