Several studies conducted over the past decade have shown that Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) can be used as a marker for predicting disease progression and survival in patients with early or metastatic cancer. A high number of CTCs correlate with aggressive disease, increased metastasis and decreased survival rates. Knowledge of metastasis mechanisms was mainly obtained from mouse models with CTCs after orthotopic transplants. The only possibility to study the patient's CTC subpopulations is to carry out ex-vivo expansion and develop an animal model with CTC xenograft. Because circulating blood collection is simple and non-invasive, CTCs can be used as a marker to track disease progression and survival in real time. CTCs could also guide therapeutic choice.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
450
Biological sample performed : * before treatment * 1 months after the beginning of treatment * every tumoral assessment
Saint-Louis Hospital
Paris, France
RECRUITINGTherapeutical response
Occurrence of clinical benefit (defined as Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR) or stable disease (SD)) and progressive disease based on the best overall response which depends on the tumour evaluations assessed using RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Time frame: 6 months
Survival
Time frame: 1 year
Survival
Time frame: 3 years
Survival
Time frame: 5 years
Disease free Survival
Time frame: 1 year
Disease free Survival
Time frame: 3 years
Disease free Survival
Time frame: 5 years
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