作者: Bruno Märkl , Martin Kazik , Nadia Harbeck , Elzbieta Jakubowicz , Reinhard Hoffmann
DOI: 10.1186/S12885-019-5857-0
关键词: Cancer research 、 Circulating tumor cell 、 Tumor progression 、 T-stage 、 Bone marrow 、 Medicine 、 Breast cancer 、 Cancer 、 Chemotherapy 、 Surgical oncology
摘要: The protease uPA and its inhibitor PAI-1 play major roles in hemostasis are also involved cancer progression. This is mainly caused by their ability to degrade extracellular matrix-facilitating tumor cell migration. study aimed investigate the impact of uPA/PAI-1 disseminated cytokeratin-positive cells (dCK+) on outcome existence synergistic effects. We retrospectively analyzed a cohort 480 breast cases with known dCK+ status. was tested fresh samples using commercial ELISA test. Bone marrow aspirates were investigated immunocytochemically for CK18. DCK+ identified 23% cases. positivity significantly associated occurrence (P = 0.028). subgroup early-stage without chemotherapy. alone not prognostic. However, we found In node-negative chemotherapy, prognostic enhanced additional dCK-positivity (triple +). triple-positive status independently (HR: 9.3 CI: 1.1–75) next T stage. seem influence metastatic potential cells, which underlines important role