Abstract : BACKGROUND: Tumor cell adhesiveness is involved in metastatic dissemination, and adhesive behavior may be different under static and dynamic conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients undergoing primary colorectal cancer excision were tested for: i) serum concentration of sE-selectin, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1, ii) expression of CD18, CD29d and E-cadherin on tumor cells and iii) efficiency of tumor cell adhesion to ECV304 monolayers under flow and resistance to detachment by shear. RESULTS: Twenty out of 31 patients were free of detectable relapse 12 months later. Relapsing and non-relapsing patients had similar levels of soluble adhesion molecules. E-cadherin was detected on tumor cells from three non-relapsing patients, but no relapsing one. Unexpectedly, significant CD18 labeling was found on two relapsing patients and one non-relapsing patient. Cells from relapsing patients displayed significantly increased (p < 0.05 two-sided, p < 0.025 one-sided) capacity to adhere to test monolayers under flow. CONCLUSION: Cancer invasion is related to tumor cell adhesiveness, and the flow chamber provides a practical way of measuring adhesive parameters with a potential value for relapse prediction.
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Anne-Marie Benoliel, Nicolas Pirro, Valérie Marin, Bernard Consentino, Anne Pierres, et al.. Correlation between invasiveness of colorectal tumor cells and adhesive potential under flow.. Anticancer Research, International Institute of Anticancer Research, 2003, 23 (6C), pp.4891-6. ⟨inserm-00420375⟩