ERBB signaling in CTCs of ovarian cancer and glioblastoma. Genes Cancer 2017 Nov;8(11-12):746-751
Date
01/13/2018Pubmed ID
29321816Pubmed Central ID
PMC5755720DOI
10.18632/genesandcancer.162Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85042923599Abstract
Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) are floating cell populations, which are resistant to anoikis after detachment from the primary sites and travel through the circulatory and lymphatic systems to disseminate throughout the body. CTCs are considered as seed cells for metastasis, and thus isolation of CTCs does not require any invasive procedure. Based on the nature and location of ovarian cancer and glioblastoma, the role of CTCs and hematogenous (carried by blood) spreading of tumor cells in these cancers were not understood well. Dysregulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR/ERBB) family members due to their overexpression and/or mutation have been known to contribute to the etiology and progression of ovarian cancer and glioblastoma. However, the role of ERBB receptors on CTC formation of ovarian cancer and glioblastoma is not well established. This report highlights the role of ERBB family receptors on resistance to anoikis and CTC formation in ovarian cancer and glioblastoma. Recent research on CTCs demonstrates that capturing ERBB receptor positive cells from circulating system is an efficient approach to isolate CTCs for genomic and proteomic characterization of tumor cells. Therefore, ERBB-targeted isolation of CTCs would help to design therapy to treat cancer, determine drug responses and drug-resistant mechanisms in cancer patients.
Author List
Geethadevi A, Parashar D, Bishop E, Pradeep S, Chaluvally-Raghavan PAuthors
Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan PhD Associate Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Medical College of WisconsinSunila Pradeep PhD Assistant Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
