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Circulating endothelial cells in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: clinical and biological characterization


ABSTRACT: In cancer patients, circulating endothelial cells (CEC) are increased and correlate with an aggressive course of the disease. However the clinical and biologic significance of CEC in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is still uncertain. In this study we show that, in series of 171 CLL patients, CEC are increased in comparison to normal age and sex related controls. A higher level of CEC (> 20 ul) identifies a subset of patients with a more aggressive course of the disease characterized by a shorter time to first treatment both in univariate and multivariate analyses. CEC levels do not correlate with known markers of aggressiveness including stage, CD38 and ZAP70 positivity, and cytogenetics. By FISH analysis, in 7 cases a significant proportion of CEC presented the same cytogenetic lesion of neoplastic lymphocytes and immunophenotypic features of endothelial progenitor cells. The gene expression profile of sorted CEC showed a molecular pattern suggesting a derivation from CLL leukemic cells with increased cell survival and proliferation, diminished cell adhesion to extracellular matrix and enhanced pro-angiogenic function compared to their normal counterpart. These data suggest that in CLL, CEC are tumor-derived and may represent a new biologic marker of aggressiveness playing a role in disease evolution.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE14853 | GEO | 2010/03/01

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA112133

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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