Study: NCT02951897

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: CanPatrolTM to detect CTCs
Description: CanPatrol TM was used to detect CTCs, which is a newly established technology to detect CTCs, containing the following steps: (1) To remove erythrocytes by red blood cell lysis and deplete CD45+ leukocytes in 10ml blood sample using a magnetic bead separation method; (2) To enrich CTCs by 8-μm-diameter-pore calibrated membrane filters; and (3) To identify and characterize CTCs by using RNA-in situ hybridization (ISH), based on the branched DNA (bDNA) signal amplification technology, to detect EMT markers, e.g., cytokeratins(CK) 8, 18 and 19, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), vimentin and twist. The details of classification of CTCs by using CanPatrol TM was depicted in the recently published protocol. Finally, the CTCs were clustered into three subtypes, as per the EMT markers, i.e., epithelial (E-) CTCs, mesenchymal (M-) CTCs and epithelial- mesenchymal (E\&M-) CTCs.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
Intervention: CanPatrolTM to detect CTCs
Description: CanPatrol TM was used to detect CTCs, which is a newly established technology to detect CTCs, containing the following steps: (1) To remove erythrocytes by red blood cell lysis and deplete CD45+ leukocytes in 10ml blood sample using a magnetic bead separation method; (2) To enrich CTCs by 8-μm-diameter-pore calibrated membrane filters; and (3) To identify and characterize CTCs by using RNA-in situ hybridization (ISH), based on the branched DNA (bDNA) signal amplification technology, to detect EMT markers, e.g., cytokeratins(CK) 8, 18 and 19, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), vimentin and twist. The details of classification of CTCs by using CanPatrol TM was depicted in the recently published protocol. Finally, the CTCs were clustered into three subtypes, as per the EMT markers, i.e., epithelial (E-) CTCs, mesenchymal (M-) CTCs and epithelial- mesenchymal (E\&M-) CTCs.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
Intervention: CanPatrolTM to detect CTCs
Description: CanPatrol TM was used to detect CTCs, which is a newly established technology to detect CTCs, containing the following steps: (1) To remove erythrocytes by red blood cell lysis and deplete CD45+ leukocytes in 10ml blood sample using a magnetic bead separation method; (2) To enrich CTCs by 8-μm-diameter-pore calibrated membrane filters; and (3) To identify and characterize CTCs by using RNA-in situ hybridization (ISH), based on the branched DNA (bDNA) signal amplification technology, to detect EMT markers, e.g., cytokeratins(CK) 8, 18 and 19, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), vimentin and twist. The details of classification of CTCs by using CanPatrol TM was depicted in the recently published protocol. Finally, the CTCs were clustered into three subtypes, as per the EMT markers, i.e., epithelial (E-) CTCs, mesenchymal (M-) CTCs and epithelial- mesenchymal (E\&M-) CTCs.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: CanPatrolTM to detect CTCs
Description: CanPatrol TM was used to detect CTCs, which is a newly established technology to detect CTCs, containing the following steps: (1) To remove erythrocytes by red blood cell lysis and deplete CD45+ leukocytes in 10ml blood sample using a magnetic bead separation method; (2) To enrich CTCs by 8-μm-diameter-pore calibrated membrane filters; and (3) To identify and characterize CTCs by using RNA-in situ hybridization (ISH), based on the branched DNA (bDNA) signal amplification technology, to detect EMT markers, e.g., cytokeratins(CK) 8, 18 and 19, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), vimentin and twist. The details of classification of CTCs by using CanPatrol TM was depicted in the recently published protocol. Finally, the CTCs were clustered into three subtypes, as per the EMT markers, i.e., epithelial (E-) CTCs, mesenchymal (M-) CTCs and epithelial- mesenchymal (E\&M-) CTCs.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
Intervention: CanPatrolTM to detect CTCs
Description: CanPatrol TM was used to detect CTCs, which is a newly established technology to detect CTCs, containing the following steps: (1) To remove erythrocytes by red blood cell lysis and deplete CD45+ leukocytes in 10ml blood sample using a magnetic bead separation method; (2) To enrich CTCs by 8-μm-diameter-pore calibrated membrane filters; and (3) To identify and characterize CTCs by using RNA-in situ hybridization (ISH), based on the branched DNA (bDNA) signal amplification technology, to detect EMT markers, e.g., cytokeratins(CK) 8, 18 and 19, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), vimentin and twist. The details of classification of CTCs by using CanPatrol TM was depicted in the recently published protocol. Finally, the CTCs were clustered into three subtypes, as per the EMT markers, i.e., epithelial (E-) CTCs, mesenchymal (M-) CTCs and epithelial- mesenchymal (E\&M-) CTCs.