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Detection of Circulating Endothelial Progenitors Cells (EPCs) in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Detection of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) in Peripheral Blood From Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00826683
Acronym
CBNPC:PCE
Enrollment
140
Registered
2009-01-22
Start date
2009-03-31
Completion date
2011-01-31
Last updated
2016-08-22

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Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

Non-small cell lung cancer, Endothelial cell progenitor, Angiogenesis, Vascular endothelial cell growth factor, Healthy control, COPD patients, NSCLC patients

Brief summary

Bone-marrow-derived progenitor cells (EPCS) play an important role in neovascularization and tumor growth. In lung cancer, angiogenesis is an important event in mechanisms of tumor proliferation and metastasis. Recent evidences suggest that EPCS can be recruited and differentiate in mature endothelial cells to form new blood vessels. The role of EPCs in NSCLC is unclear. In contrast, angiogenic drugs are proposed combined to systemic chemotherapy in NSCLC. The aim of this study is to identify EPCs in peripheral blood from patients with NSCLC, by comparison to Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD), an inflammatory disease.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to study blood circulating levels bone-marrow-derived progenitor cells (EPCS). In a first phase, EPCs will be detected in healthy non-smokers volunteers to validate flow cytometry method (n=25). In addition, EPC will e characterized by primary cultures to analyze EPC-specific markers. In a second phase, EPCs will detect in peripheral blood from 50 patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and 50 patients with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). Primary cultures will be made to confirm EPCS isolation. Methods: EPCs will be numerated by flow cytometry using CD133, CD146, CD34, CD45 and VEGFR2 antibodies. Primary cultures will be used to identify EPCs at 5-days culture by the same markers. In addition, for BPCO et NSCLC patients, Vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) concentration will be measured in peripheral sera by ELISA commercial test. Overall survival will be analyzed for NSCLC in function of initial EPCs concentration. Correlation will be studied between initial VEGF serum concentration and EPCs level. This study focus on the possibility that EPC determination in peripheral blood could be used as a surrogate marker of standard or antiangiogenic treatment in NSCLC.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALEnumeration of endothelial cell progenitor in peripheral blood by flow cytometry, Endothelial cell progenitor characterization by primary cell cultures

Sponsors

University Hospital, Limoges
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Signed written consent * Subject \> 18 year old * No precedent therapy for cancer * Non-smoker healthy subject or current smoker COPD patients or NSCLC patients

Exclusion criteria

* Small-cell lung cancer patient * Radiotherapy, chemotherapy or target therapy for NSCLC

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of EPCs in peripheral blood from NSCLC patients. Comparison with healthy non-smokers patients and smokers with COPD.at the end of the first step of the study (2 months after the beguening of the study)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Characterization of EPCs by primary cultures. Correlation between initial EPCs and VEGF concentration in COPD and NSCLC patients Overall survival in NSCLC patients in relation to EPCs initial numerationat he end of the study (10 months after the beguening of the study)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026