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ERBB signaling in CTCs of ovarian cancer and glioblastoma. Genes Cancer 2017 Nov;8(11-12):746-751

Date

01/13/2018

Pubmed ID

29321816

Pubmed Central ID

PMC5755720

DOI

10.18632/genesandcancer.162

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85042923599 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   20 Citations

Abstract

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 P

Authors

Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan PhD Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Anjali Geethadevi Research Scientist I in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Deepak Parashar PhD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Sunila Pradeep PhD Associate Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Medical College of Wisconsin