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Circulating miRNA stability suggests potential utility of miRNA based biomarkers to monitor tumor burden and/or progression, particularly in cancer types where serial biopsy is impractical. Assessment of miRNA specificity and sensitivity is challenging within the clinical setting. To address this, circulating miRNAs were examined in mice bearing human SCLC tumor xenografts and SCLC patient derived circulating tumor cell explant models (CDX). We identified 49 miRNAs using human TaqMan Low Density Arrays readily detectable in 10 mu l tail vein plasma from mice carrying H526 SCLC xenografts that were low or undetectable in non-tumor bearing controls. Circulating miR-95 measured serially in mice bearing CDX was detected with tumor volumes as low as 10 mm(3) and faithfully reported subsequent tumor growth.Having established assay sensitivity in mouse models, we identified 26 miRNAs that were elevated in a stage dependent manner in a pilot study of plasma from SCLC patients (n = 16) compared to healthy controls (n = 11) that were also elevated in the mouse models. We selected a smaller panel of 10 previously reported miRNAs (miRs 95, 141, 200a, 200b, 200c, 210, 335#, 375, 429) that were consistently elevated in SCLC, some of which are reported to be elevated in other cancer types. Using a multiplex qPCR assay, elevated levels of miRNAs across the panel were also observed in a further 66 patients with non-small cell lung, colorectal or pancreatic cancers. The utility of this circulating miRNA panel as an early warning of tumor progression across several tumor types merits further evaluation in larger studies. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
Author(s): Greystoke A, Ayub M, Rothwell DG, Morris D, Burt D, Hodgkinson CL, Morrow CJ, Smith N, Aung K, Valle J, Carter L, Blackhall F, Dive C, Brady G
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Molecular Oncology
Year: 2016
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 282-291
Print publication date: 01/02/2016
Online publication date: 28/10/2015
Acceptance date: 08/10/2015
ISSN (print): 1574-7891
ISSN (electronic): 1878-0261
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molonc.2015.10.004
DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.10.004
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