The MTD of AZD8931 determined from the 21-day DLT period was 240 mg bid, although more long-term data are needed to confirm a dose of AZD8931 suitable for chronic treatment.
Purpose: Developing new and efficient approaches for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important issue. Circulating extracellular nanovesicles (ENVs) present a promising class of cancer markers. Cells of well-differentiated adenocarcinomas retain the molecular characteristics of colon epithelial cells, and the ENVs secreted by these cells may have colon-specific surface markers. We hypothesize that an increase in the number of ENVs carrying colon-specific markers could serve as a diagnostic criterion for colorectal cancer. Experimental design: Potential colon-specific markers were selected based on tissue-specific expression profile and cell surface membrane localization data. Plasma was collected from CRC patients (n = 48) and healthy donors (n = 50). The total population of ENVs was isolated with a two-phase polymer system. ENVs derived from colon epithelium cells were isolated using immune-beads with antibodies to colon-specific markers prior to labelling with antibodies against exosomal tetraspanins (CD63 and CD9) and quantification by flow cytometry. Results: The number of ENVs positive for single colon cancer markers was found to be significantly higher in the plasma of CRC patients compared with healthy donors. The efficacy of detection depends on the method of ENV labelling. The diagnostic efficacy was estimated by ROC analysis (the AUC varied between 0.71 and 0.79). The multiplexed isolation of colon-derived ENVs using immune-beads decorated with antibodies against five markers allowed for a further increase in the diagnostic potency of the method (AUC = 0.82). Conclusions: ENVs derived from colon epithelium may serve as markers of differentiated CRC (adenocarcinomas). The composition of ligands used for capturing colon-derived ENVs and their method of labelling are critical for the efficacy of this proposed diagnostic approach.
The development of methods for effective diagnosis and monitoring of colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment is one of the basic scientific problem. The circulating plasma contains extracellular nanovesicles (EVs) secreted mainly by blood and endothelial cells. The minor fraction of plasma EVs is produced by cells of various tissues, including cells of the intestinal epithelium. The biochemical composition of such vesicles should have tissue-specific features. Presented study was aimed to identify surface markers of EVs secreted by intestinal epithelium cells and to assess the possibility of isolating and quantification of such vesicles for the diagnosis of CRC. The cell cultures SW837), plasma of CRC patients and healthy donors were used in the study. The methods of nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), atomic force microscopy (AFM), dot-blotting and flow cytometry were applied for EVs characterization. With the original technology of immunosorption we have demonstrated an increased amount of CLRN3, GAL4 and Meprin A, i.e. positive EVs in plasma of CRC patients comparing to healthy donors. Based on the quantitative analysis of such EVs, new methods of diagnostics and monitoring of CRC therapy can be developed.
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