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Project description:The dismal outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is closely associated with intra- and extrahepatic metastases, which have been proposed to be initiated by circulating tumor cells (CTCs). However, the plasticity of gene expression and immune evasion mechanisms of CTCs during systemic circulation are not well defined. Here, we determined intra- and inter-vascular transcriptional heterogeneity within the circulatory system using single-cell RNA-sequencing of 113 CTCs isolated from four key vascular sites along their dissemination route in ten HCC patients.
| EGAS00001005204 | EGA
Project description:Ηepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for the majority of primary liver cancers. Early de-tection/diagnosis is vital for the prognosis of HCC whereas diagnosis at late stages is associated with very low survival rate. Early diagnosis is based on patient’s 6 month surveillance and use of at least two imaging modalities. The aim of this study was to investigate diagnostic markers for the detection of early HCC based on proteome analysis, microRNAs (miRNAs) and circulat-ing tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood of patients with cirrhosis, early and advanced HCC. We studied 89 patients with HCC of whom 33 had early HCC and 28 cirrhotic patients. CTCs were detected by Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR and immunofluorescence using the markers Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EPCAM), Vimentin, A Fetoprotein (AFP) and surface major Vault protein (sMVP). Expression of the five most commonly HCC-involved miRNAs (miR-122, miR-200a, miR-200b, miR-221, miR-222) was examined in the serum by qRT-PCR. Finally patient serum was analyzed by whole proteome analysis (LC/MS). Twenty seven out of 53 (51%) patients with advanced HCC had detectable CTCs. Among them, 10/27 (37%) presented evidence of mesenchymal or intermediate stage cells (vimentin and/or sMVP positive). Moreover, 5/17 (29%) patients with early HCC and 6/28 (21%) cirrhotic patients had detectable CTCs. Patients with early and advanced HCC exhibited a significant increase of miR-200b when compared to cirrhotic patients. Our proteome analysis indicated that early HCC patients present a significant upregulation of APOA2, APOC3 proteins when compared to cir-rhotic patients, that when used in combination, cover the 100% of the patients with early HCC. In conclusion, miR-200b, APOA2 and APOC3 proteins are sensitive markers and can be poten-tially useful in combination for the early diagnosis of HCC.
2023-03-11 | PXD033306 | Pride
Project description:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) undergo considerable stress in the bloodstream. To understand the underlying phenomenon, we conducted single-cell genomic or transcriptomic analyses of primary tumor cells shed in urine and CTCs in blood of prostate cancer patients. Of more than four hundred focal genomic alterations analyzed, increased and decreased copy-numbers of 113 recurrent regions were found in CTCs relative to primary tumor cells. Tumor cells with these pre-existing genomic alterations can be adaptively selected, allowing for transcription reprogramming during blood circulation. These regions harbored genes associated with oxidative phosphorylation machineries that are exploited by CTCs for alternative energy metabolism.
2020-01-24 | GSE115501 | GEO
Project description:By applying RNA-ISH and RNAseq to circulating tumor cells (CTCs), the study provides definitive evidence of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) across all histological types of breast cancer, identifying mediators such as FOXC1 and TGF-β signaling, and demonstrating dynamic treatment-associated changes in EMT within clusters of CTCs. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been postulated to contribute to the migration and dissemination of cancer cells, but supporting histopathological evidence is limited. We used a microfluidic device to isolate circulating tumor cells (CTCs), combined with multiplex fluorescent RNA-in-situ hybridization (ISH) and RNA sequencing, to quantify and characterize EMT in breast cancer cells within the bloodstream. Whereas only rare (0.1-10%) cells in the primary tumor expressed both mesenchymal and epithelial markers, such biphenotypic as well as purely mesenchymal cells were enriched among CTCs, across all histological subtypes of breast cancer. In an index patient followed longitudinally, fluctuation in epithelial and mesenchymal states was observed as a function of initial response and subsequent resistance to therapy. Mesenchymal markers were predominant in clusters of tumor cells, many of which had adherent platelets. Finally, RNA sequencing of CTC clusters identified TGF-β and other EMT-related signatures, which were absent from more epithelial CTCs. FOXC1, a known regulator of EMT, was abundantly expressed in mesenchymal CTCs and was detectable within localized regions of the primary breast tumor. Together, these data support a role for EMT in the blood-borne dissemination of breast cancer and point to the dynamic nature of this cell fate change.
2013-02-01 | E-GEOD-41245 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:The number of peripheral blood (PB) circulating tumor cells (CTCs) predicts risk of transformation in smoldering multiple myeloma (MM) and survival in active MM. Growing evidence suggests that as the tumor progresses and the microenvironment becomes hypoxic, clonal plasma cells (PCs) constantly invade new regions of the bone marrow (BM) through induced systemic recirculation. Of note, the frequency of CTCs is typically low and thus, it could be hypothesized that the dissemination of MM is made by few tumor cells with unique features that induce them to egress the BM and spread the disease through PB. This hypothesis has not been demonstrated because the molecular profile of CTCs in MM has not been investigated. We used gene expression profiling (GEP) arrays to identify gene regulatory networks related to disease dissemination by comparing the molecular profile of CTCs with patient-matched BM clonal PCs.
2019-02-26 | GSE124436 | GEO
Project description:The number of peripheral blood (PB) circulating tumor cells (CTCs) predicts risk of transformation in smoldering multiple myeloma (MM) and survival in active MM. Growing evidence suggests that as the tumor progresses and the microenvironment becomes hypoxic, clonal plasma cells (PCs) constantly invade new regions of the bone marrow (BM) through induced systemic recirculation. Of note, the frequency of CTCs is typically low and thus, it could be hypothesized that the dissemination of MM is made by few tumor cells with unique features that induce them to egress the BM and spread the disease through PB. This hypothesis has not been demonstrated because the molecular profile of CTCs in MM has not been investigated. We used gene expression profiling (GEP) arrays to identify gene regulatory networks related to disease dissemination by comparing the molecular profile of CTCs with patient-matched BM clonal PCs.
2019-02-26 | GSE124435 | GEO
Project description:For further validation that the circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) patients were indeed cancer cells rather than non-specific contaminated cells such as white blood cells (WBCs), we examined the copy number alterations (CNAs) of the captured CTCs by aCGH (array comparative genomic hybridization).
2018-08-25 | GSE114122 | GEO
Project description:Background and aims: Immune checkpoint inhibitors have promising outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, there is no reliable biomarker for predicting disease progression. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) derived from peripheral blood have attracted attention in monitoring therapeutic efficacy. In this study, CTCs were serially collected from patients with HCC undergoing atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (Atezo+Bev) treatment, and changes in molecular expression and CTC numbers were analyzed to identify effective biomarkers. Approach and results: The peripheral blood samples were collected serially from 22 patients with HCC treated with Atezo+Bev, and CTCs were enriched using RosetteSep. The CD45(-)PanCK(+) cell counts were measured using flow cytometry. RNA extracted from enriched CTCs underwent targeted RNA sequencing with next-generation sequencing (NGS) and performed unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis. Changes in CTC numbers during Atezo+Bev treatment reflected the tumor volume. NGS analysis revealed that patients with elevated transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling molecules had a poorer response, whereas those with elevated apoptosis signaling molecules had a favorable response (p < 0.05). In addition, compared with changes in CTC counts, changes in TGF-β signaling molecule expression in CTCs accurately and promptly predicted treatment response. Conclusions: NGS analysis of CTC-derived RNA showed that changes in TGF-β signaling molecules predict treatment response earlier than changes in CTC counts. These findings suggest that changes in the expression of TGF-β molecules in CTCs could serve as novel biomarkers for the early prediction of therapeutic response in patients with unresectable HCC undergoing Atezo+Bev therapy.
2024-07-17 | GSE261186 | GEO
Project description:Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) shed into blood from primary cancers include putative precursors that initiate distal metastases. While these cells are extraordinarily rare, they may identify cellular pathways contributing to the blood-borne dissemination of cancer. Here, we adapted a microfluidic device for efficient capture of CTCs from an endogenous mouse pancreatic cancer model and subjected CTCs to single-molecule RNA sequencing, identifying Wnt2 as enriched in CTCs. Expression of Wnt2 in pancreatic cancer cells suppresses anoikis, enhances anchorage-independent sphere formation, and increases metastatic propensity in vivo. The effect of Wnt2 is correlated with fibronectin upregulation, and it is mediated in part through non-canonical Wnt signaling and suppressed by inhibition of the Map3k7 (Tak1) kinase, an integrator of Wnt, BMP and TGF-beta signaling. In humans, formation of non-adherent tumour spheres by pancreatic cancer cells is associated with upregulation of multiple Wnt genes, and pancreatic CTCs revealed significant enrichment for non-canonical Wnt signaling in 5 of 11 cases. Thus, molecular analysis of CTCs may identify novel therapeutic targets to prevent the distal spread of cancer. Expression profiling of circulating tumor cells in human pancreatic cancer patients support a hypothesis that WNT signaling plays a role in pancreatic cancer metastasis.
2012-08-17 | E-GEOD-40174 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:CTCs are the purpoted intermediates of metastatic dissemination and are likely to contain cellular clones responsible for disease progression representing a preferred source for identification of druggable targets. Unfortunately a molecular characterization of CTCs is seriously hampered by their low numbers even in metastatic patients and by the elevated contamination of isolated CTCs with leukocytes. With the final goal of providing a reliable assay allowing to obtain valuable information on CTC features in the clinical setting, we have developed a method based on capture with beads linked to EpCAM and to MUC1 exploiting a commercially available kit and performing an extensive gene expression profiling with the DASL platform. For spike-in experiments, low pre-defined numbers of cells derived from established breast cancer cell lines (MCF7 and MDA-MB-468) were spiked into 5 mL of whole blood of healthy donor and captured using AdnaTest EMT-1/StemCell Select kit. Total RNA isolated from the captured cells together with total RNA isolated from the same in vitro cultered cells was processed in duplicate or triplicate onto Illumina Whole-Genome DASL HT platform. Finally, gene expression profiling was carried out on CTCs isolated from blood of 7 patients with advanced breast cancer. According with the characteristics of the study, data normalization was not applicable
2014-11-21 | E-GEOD-55470 | biostudies-arrayexpress