循环肿瘤细胞簇:深入了解肿瘤的扩散和转移。
Circulating tumor cell clusters: Insights into tumour dissemination and metastasis.
机构信息
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka , Colombo, Sri Lanka.
School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney , Sydney, NSW, Australia.
出版信息
Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2020 Nov;20(11):1139-1147. doi: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1846523. Epub 2020 Nov 26.
: Metastasis results in more than 90% of cancer-related deaths globally. The process is thought to be facilitated by metastatic precursor cells, commonly termed circulating tumor cells (CTCs). CTCs can exist as single cells or cell clusters and travel through the lymphovasculature to distant organs where they can form overt metastasis. : Studies have highlighted that CTC clusters, which may be homotypic or heterotypic in composition, have a higher metastatic potential compared to single CTCs. The characterization of CTC clusters is becoming important as heterotypic clusters can provide a mechanism for immune evasion. This review summarizes the latest advances in CTC cluster-mediated metastasis and clinical significance. : Comprehensive characterization of CTC clusters is needed to understand the cell types and interactions within clusters, in order to identify ways in which to reduce CTC cluster-mediated metastasis. The role of CTC clusters in prognosticating disease progression needs to be determined by documenting CTC clusters from the time of diagnosis over the course of therapy.
转移导致全球超过 90%的癌症相关死亡。这一过程被认为是由转移性前体细胞(通常称为循环肿瘤细胞 [CTC])促进的。CTC 可以以单个细胞或细胞簇的形式存在,并通过淋巴血管系统迁移到远处的器官,在那里它们可以形成明显的转移。研究强调,与单个 CTC 相比,组成同质或异质的 CTC 簇具有更高的转移潜力。CTC 簇的特征分析变得越来越重要,因为异质簇可以为免疫逃避提供一种机制。本综述总结了 CTC 簇介导转移的最新进展和临床意义。为了了解细胞类型和细胞簇内的相互作用,需要对 CTC 簇进行全面的特征分析,以便确定减少 CTC 簇介导转移的方法。需要通过从诊断时开始记录治疗过程中的 CTC 簇,来确定 CTC 簇在预测疾病进展中的作用。