TY - JOUR
T1 - The presence of circulating tumor cells does not predict extravesical disease in bladder cancer patients prior to radical cystectomy
AU - Guzzo, Thomas J.
AU - McNeil, Brian K.
AU - Bivalacqua, Trinity J.
AU - Elliott, Debra J.
AU - Sokoll, Lori J.
AU - Schoenberg, Mark P.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Objective: Due to imprecise clinical staging, the finding of extravesical and node-positive disease at the time of radical cystectomy (RC) for patients with clinically localized bladder cancer is not uncommon. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been shown to be present in the peripheral blood of patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. The object of this study was to evaluate the ability of CTCs to predict extravesical disease in bladder cancer patients prior to RC. Materials and methods: Peripheral blood samples from 43 patients with bladder cancer were evaluated using the CellSearch (Veridex, LLC, Raritan, NJ) CTC assay prior to RC. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) of CTC status in predicting extravesical disease was calculated. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to quantify the ability of CTCs to predict extravesical and node-positive disease. Results: CTCs were detected in 9 (21%) patients prior to RC. The sensitivity, specificity, and PPV of CTC status in predicting extravesical disease were 27%, 88% and 78%, respectively. The accuracy of CTC status in predicting extravesical (≥pT3 or node-positive) disease for the entire cohort was 0.576. In a model incorporating preoperative hydronephrosis, CTC status did not improve the predictive accuracy for extravesical disease (0.576 vs. 0.585, P = 0.915). Conclusion: CTCs were detected in low numbers in a small percentage (21%) of patients prior to undergoing RC at our institution. CTC status was not a robust predictor of extravesical or node-positive disease in this cohort. CTC status is not likely to be a clinically useful parameter for directing therapeutic decisions in patients with ≤cT2 bladder cancer.
AB - Objective: Due to imprecise clinical staging, the finding of extravesical and node-positive disease at the time of radical cystectomy (RC) for patients with clinically localized bladder cancer is not uncommon. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been shown to be present in the peripheral blood of patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. The object of this study was to evaluate the ability of CTCs to predict extravesical disease in bladder cancer patients prior to RC. Materials and methods: Peripheral blood samples from 43 patients with bladder cancer were evaluated using the CellSearch (Veridex, LLC, Raritan, NJ) CTC assay prior to RC. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) of CTC status in predicting extravesical disease was calculated. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to quantify the ability of CTCs to predict extravesical and node-positive disease. Results: CTCs were detected in 9 (21%) patients prior to RC. The sensitivity, specificity, and PPV of CTC status in predicting extravesical disease were 27%, 88% and 78%, respectively. The accuracy of CTC status in predicting extravesical (≥pT3 or node-positive) disease for the entire cohort was 0.576. In a model incorporating preoperative hydronephrosis, CTC status did not improve the predictive accuracy for extravesical disease (0.576 vs. 0.585, P = 0.915). Conclusion: CTCs were detected in low numbers in a small percentage (21%) of patients prior to undergoing RC at our institution. CTC status was not a robust predictor of extravesical or node-positive disease in this cohort. CTC status is not likely to be a clinically useful parameter for directing therapeutic decisions in patients with ≤cT2 bladder cancer.
KW - Bladder cancer
KW - Circulating tumor cells
KW - Staging
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U2 - 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.10.008
DO - 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.10.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 20005748
AN - SCOPUS:84855642295
SN - 1078-1439
VL - 30
SP - 44
EP - 48
JO - Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
JF - Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
IS - 1
ER -