2014
Heterogeneous atypical cell populations are present in blood of metastatic breast cancer patients
Lustberg M, Balasubramanian P, Miller B, Garcia-Villa A, Deighan C, Wu Y, Carothers S, Berger M, Ramaswamy B, Macrae E, Wesolowski R, Layman R, Mrozek E, Pan X, Summers T, Shapiro C, Chalmers J. Heterogeneous atypical cell populations are present in blood of metastatic breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research 2014, 16: r23. PMID: 24602188, PMCID: PMC4053256, DOI: 10.1186/bcr3622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Line, TumorEpithelial Cell Adhesion MoleculeErbB ReceptorsFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunohistochemistryKeratin-18Keratin-19Keratin-8Leukocyte Common AntigensMCF-7 CellsMicroscopy, ConfocalMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPrognosisProspective StudiesVimentinConceptsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancer patientsBlood samplesCancer patientsBreast cancerMetastatic breast cancer patientsPatient samplesMultiparametric flow cytometry analysisAtypical cell populationNumber of CKPresent prospective trialWorse overall survivalTumor-associated macrophagesCell populationsPan-hematopoietic marker CD45Confocal microscopyEpidermal growth factor receptorEpithelial cell adhesion moleculeNormal control samplesCell surface markersRole of EpCAMFlow cytometry analysisGrowth factor receptorOverall survivalProspective trial
2012
Circulating CD68 positive (+) leukocytes in blood samples from patients (pts) with breast cancer (BC).
Lustberg M, Miller B, Wu Y, Xue W, Deighan C, Carothers S, Berger M, Shapiro C, Chalmers J. Circulating CD68 positive (+) leukocytes in blood samples from patients (pts) with breast cancer (BC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 172-172. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.27_suppl.172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood samplesBreast cancerLeukocyte populationsPeripheral blood leukocyte populationsNegative depletionAdvanced breast cancerMultiparameter flow cytometry analysisVenous blood samplesBlood leukocyte populationsPrimary breast tumorsMacrophages/monocytesProgression of diseaseBreast tumor stromaCell surface markersAdditional phenotypic characterizationFlow cytometry analysisPositive leukocytesBC patientsPeripheral bloodPredictive markerPoor responseCD 68Such tumorsPatient's stageT cells