TY - JOUR
T1 - Circulating tumour cells are linked to plasma D-dimer levels in patients with metastatic breast cancer
AU - Mego, Michal
AU - Zuo, Zhuang
AU - Gao, Hui
AU - Cohen, Evan Nathaniel
AU - Giordano, Antonio
AU - Tin, Sanda
AU - Anfossi, Simone
AU - Jackson, Summer
AU - Woodward, Wendy
AU - Ueno, Naoto T
AU - Valero, Vicente
AU - Alvarez, Ricardo H.
AU - Hortobagyi, Gabriel N.
AU - Khoury, Joseph
AU - Cristofanilli, Massimo
AU - Reuben, James M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Schattauer 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Cancer is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Elevated plasma D-dimer and fibrinogen levels are also risk factors for VTE. Furthermore, in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), the presence of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) is a risk factor for VTE. The relationship between CTCs and D-dimer is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether CTCs correlate with plasma D-dimer level, fibrinogen level, and risk of VTE in MBC. This prospective study included 47 MBC patients treated from July 2009 through December 2010 at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. CTCs in peripheral blood were detected and enumerated using the CellSearch system. D-dimer and fibrinogen were measured in plasma at the time of CTC detection. Thirty-three patients (70%) had ≥ 1 CTC, and 22 patients (47%) had ≥ 5 CTCs. Patients with ≥ 1 CTC or ≥ 5 CTCs had significantly higher mean plasma D-dimer levels (µg/mL) than patients with no CTCs and < 5 CTCs (2.48 and 3.31 vs 0.80 and 0.84, respectively; p=0.006 for cut-off ≥ 1 CTC and p=0.003 for cut-off ≥ 5 CTCs). In multivariate analysis, presence of CTCs and number of metastases were positively associated with plasma D-dimer level. CTCs were not associated with plasma fibrinogen level. At median follow-up of 13.5 months, three of 33 patients (9%) with ≥ 1 CTC had VTE, vs no patients with undetect-able CTCs. In conclusion, the presence of CTCs was associated with higher levels of plasma D-dimer in MBC patients. This study further confirms an association between CTCs and risk of VTE.
AB - Cancer is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Elevated plasma D-dimer and fibrinogen levels are also risk factors for VTE. Furthermore, in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), the presence of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) is a risk factor for VTE. The relationship between CTCs and D-dimer is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether CTCs correlate with plasma D-dimer level, fibrinogen level, and risk of VTE in MBC. This prospective study included 47 MBC patients treated from July 2009 through December 2010 at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. CTCs in peripheral blood were detected and enumerated using the CellSearch system. D-dimer and fibrinogen were measured in plasma at the time of CTC detection. Thirty-three patients (70%) had ≥ 1 CTC, and 22 patients (47%) had ≥ 5 CTCs. Patients with ≥ 1 CTC or ≥ 5 CTCs had significantly higher mean plasma D-dimer levels (µg/mL) than patients with no CTCs and < 5 CTCs (2.48 and 3.31 vs 0.80 and 0.84, respectively; p=0.006 for cut-off ≥ 1 CTC and p=0.003 for cut-off ≥ 5 CTCs). In multivariate analysis, presence of CTCs and number of metastases were positively associated with plasma D-dimer level. CTCs were not associated with plasma fibrinogen level. At median follow-up of 13.5 months, three of 33 patients (9%) with ≥ 1 CTC had VTE, vs no patients with undetect-able CTCs. In conclusion, the presence of CTCs was associated with higher levels of plasma D-dimer in MBC patients. This study further confirms an association between CTCs and risk of VTE.
KW - Circulating tumour cells
KW - D-dimer
KW - Fibrinogen
KW - Metastatic breast cancer
KW - Venous thromboembolism
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U2 - 10.1160/TH14-07-0597
DO - 10.1160/TH14-07-0597
M3 - Article
C2 - 25373787
AN - SCOPUS:84925326281
SN - 0340-6245
VL - 113
SP - 593
EP - 598
JO - Thrombosis and haemostasis
JF - Thrombosis and haemostasis
IS - 3
ER -