Detection of erbB2 copy number variations in plasma of patients with esophageal carcinoma
BMC cancer, 2011•Springer
Background Mortality is high in patients with esophageal carcinoma as tumors are rarely
detected before the disease has progressed to an advanced stage. Here, we sought to
isolate cell-free DNA released into the plasma of patients with esophageal carcinoma, to
analyze copy number variations of marker genes in the search for early detection of tumor
progression. Methods Plasma of 41 patients with esophageal carcinoma was prospectively
collected before tumor resection and chemotherapy. Our dataset resulted heterogeneous for …
detected before the disease has progressed to an advanced stage. Here, we sought to
isolate cell-free DNA released into the plasma of patients with esophageal carcinoma, to
analyze copy number variations of marker genes in the search for early detection of tumor
progression. Methods Plasma of 41 patients with esophageal carcinoma was prospectively
collected before tumor resection and chemotherapy. Our dataset resulted heterogeneous for …
Background
Mortality is high in patients with esophageal carcinoma as tumors are rarely detected before the disease has progressed to an advanced stage. Here, we sought to isolate cell-free DNA released into the plasma of patients with esophageal carcinoma, to analyze copy number variations of marker genes in the search for early detection of tumor progression.
Methods
Plasma of 41 patients with esophageal carcinoma was prospectively collected before tumor resection and chemotherapy. Our dataset resulted heterogeneous for clinical data, resembling the characteristics of the tumor. DNA from the plasma was extracted to analyze copy number variations of the erbB2 gene using real-time PCR assays.
Results
The real-time PCR assays for erbB2 gene showed significant (P = 0.001) copy number variations in the plasma of patients with esophageal carcinoma, as compared to healthy controls with high sensitivity (80%) and specificity (95%). These variations in erbB2 were negatively correlated to the progression free survival of these patients (P = 0.03), and revealed a further risk category stratification of patients with low VEGF expression levels.
Conclusion
The copy number variation of erbB2 gene from plasma can be used as prognostic marker for early detection of patients at risk of worse clinical outcome in esophageal cancer.
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