An In-Depth Evaluation of the Validity and Logistics Surrounding the Testing of AR-V7 mRNA Expression in Circulating Tumor Cells

Recent reports have emphasized the clinical relevance of detecting the androgen receptor splice variant 7 (AR-V7) in circulating tumor cells (CTCs). Our aim was to set up a validated multicenter pipeline to measure AR-V7 by RT-qPCR in RNA isolated from CellSearch-enriched CTCs to provide an AR-V7 positive/negative score in a clinically acceptable time range. CellSearch-enirched CTCs from metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients were characterized by RT-qPCR. After optimization it was prospectively tested whether it was possible to report the AR-V7 status within 11 days (PRELUDE study).

Source: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics - February 20, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Anieta M. Sieuwerts, Bianca Mostert, Michelle van der Vlugt-Daane, Jaco Kraan, Corine Beaufort, Mai Van, Wendy J.C. Prager, Bram De Laere, Nick Beije, Paul Hamberg, Hans M. Westgeest, Metin Tascilar, Luc Y. Dirix, Wendy Onstenk, Ronald de Wit, Martijn P. Tags: Regular article Source Type: research