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Lymphatic Mapping for Sentinel Node Identification and Analysis

ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study is to determine whether the first (sentinel) lymph nodes in the drainage pathway of colonic tumour can be detected at the time of surgery using a new technique. The detection method is to inject a fluorescent dye (indocyanine green) adjacent to the tumour. The dye will then be seen as it fluoresces in the light form the near infrared spectrum that can be used at the time of the laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery. An endoscope is placed in the colon (colonoscopy) during surgery and the tracer fluorescent agent is injected around the tumour. The mesentery in which the lymph nodes draining the tumour are located will then be examined by laparoscopy as it is expected that fluorescence will be identified within approximately 5 minutes of the injection. The first lymph node or nodes that take up the fluorescent dye will then be marked by placing a clip or a stitch by them. After the surgery has been completed and colon removed all lymph nodes can be examined microscopically by the pathologist, paying a particular attention to whether any tumour cells are present in the sentinel lymph nodes and whether the presence or the absence of tumour cells in that node accurately reflects the tumour status of the rest of the specimen. If this pilot demonstrates that sentinel lymph nodes can be reliably detected, we have developed a technique which allows us to remove a small area (less than 5 cm) of the colon. Using this procedure should decrease complications following traditional surgery. We however also need a method that allows accurate assessment of the lymph nodes draining the tumour. This pilot trial will examine our ability to detect such ‘sentinel’ lymph nodes so that we can use their status (positive for cancer cells or negative) to determine whether a smaller operation such as full thickness localised excision is adequate treatment for the patient and that they can avoid a larger operation.

DISEASE(S): Colorectal Cancer,Colorectal Neoplasms

PROVIDER: 2130214 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR

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Project description:Background Breast cancer patients who present in the early stage of disease are affected by metastasis to the axillary group of lymph nodes. The first among this group that is affected is called as sentinel lymph node, and metastasis to this lymph node is crucial for the staging of cancer and the quality of surgical intervention. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) that is currently used to assess lymph node metastasis is neither sensitive, nor specific, is time-consuming, thereby necessitating the identification of novel biomarkers that can flag sentinel lymph node metastasis. Methods Breast cancer patients were screened, and those with early stage were recruited in the study. Surgical resection of the breast was followed by identification of sentinel lymph nodes by methylene fluorescent technique. Histo-pathology of fresh frozen section biopsy was used as the gold standard to assign the clinical phenotypes of metastatic (SLNM+) and non-metastatic sentinel lymph nodes (SLNM-). Discovery phase of the experiment included isobaric Tags for Relative and Absolute Quantitation (iTRAQ) technique comprising of six comparative experiments coupled with mass spectrometric analysis on Orbitrap Fusion to identify differentially expressed proteins on Proteome Discoverer 2.4. Functional enrichment and pathway analyses of differentially regulated genes was carried out in DAVID functional annotation tool. Validation was done by ELISA and protein concentrations were used to estimate the ROC for computing diagnostic parameters. Results Based on MS/MS spectra there were 2396 unique protein groups and 81 differentially expressed proteins comparing SLNB + and SLNB -. Nineteen proteins up-regulated, and eight proteins that were down regulated in SLNB+ as compared to SLNB-. Bioinformatic analysis showed the implication of extra cellular matrix proteins and ECM-receptor interaction pathways to be implicated in lymph node metastasis. ELISA confirmed the up-regulation of caveolin 1, collagen α-1, desmin, fibrillin-1, and microfibrillar associated glycoprotein 4 in metastatic, as compared to non-metastatic lymph nodes. These proteins are known to be integral in tumorogenesis, cell proliferation, invasion, cell survival and anti-apoptosis. These proteins have 80%-100%, of sensitivity and specificity to differentiate the two clinical phenotypes. Conclusion Identified extra cellular matrix protein biomarkers have requisite diagnostic parameters to be developed as a translational tool to assess the status of sentinel lymph nodes during mastectomy procedure to guide surgical therapy of axillary lymph nodes in early breast oncology.

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