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Table 2 CSF characteristics at the time of the CellSearch® technology analysis

From: Development of a new method for identification and quantification in cerebrospinal fluid of malignant cells from breast carcinoma leptomeningeal metastasis

Inclusion number, date of CSF sampling

Treatment received for LM at the time of CSF sampling for CVT

Biochemical CSF analysis

Cytomorphological CSF analysis

Enumeration of CSFTC with the CellSearch® Veridex technology

03 - 01

IV paclitaxel for 2 months then

Proteinorachia: 0.22 g/L

No malignant cell (10 mL)

0 CSFTC per mL

 

carboplatin

Glycorachia: 3.5 mmol/L

  
 

No IT chemotherapy

Chlorurorachia: 121 mol/L

  

05 - 01

IV paclitaxel since LM diagnosis

Proteinorachia: 1.13 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (10 mL)

626 CSFTC per mL

 

No IT chemotherapy

Glycorachia: 2.4 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 121 mol/L

  

05 - 02

IV paclitaxel since LM diagnosis

Proteinorachia: 1.42 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (10 mL)

1600 CSFTC per mL

 

No IT chemotherapy

Glycorachia: 1.8 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 117 mol/L

  

05 - 03

IV paclitaxel since LM diagnosis

Proteinorachia: 2.90 g/L

No malignant cell (10 mL)

2100 CSFTC per mL

 

No IT chemotherapy

Glycorachia: 0.3 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 118 mol/L

  

06 - 01

None

Proteinorachia: 0.51 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (3 mL)

7 CSFTC per mL

  

Glycorachia: 3.7 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 126 mol/L

  

09 - 01

None

Proteinorachia: 1.90 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (6 mL)

208 CSFTC per mL

  

Glycorachia: 3.3 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 110 mol/L

  

09 - 02

Oral vinorelbine

Proteinorachia: 1.64 g/L

Not interpretable (10 mL)

130 CSFTC per mL

 

IT liposomal cytarabine (X1)

Glycorachia: 4.9 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 108 mol/L

  

09 -03

Oral navelbine

Proteinorachia: NA

Presence of malignant cells (10 mL)

75 CSFTC per mL

 

IT liposomal cytarabine (X2)

Glycorachia: NA

  
  

Chlorurorachia: NA

  

09 -04

Oral navelbine

Proteinorachia: 1.88 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (10 mL)

82 CSFTC per mL

 

IT liposomal cytarabine (X3)

Glycorachia: 4.5 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 116 mol/L

  

10 - 01

None

Proteinorachia: 0.80 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (5 mL)

0.2 CTC per mL

  

Glycorachia: 3.4 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 121 mol/L

  

10 - 02

FEC 50

Proteinorachia: 0.90 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (6 mL)

0.4 CSFTC per mL

 

IT liposomal cytarabine (X1)

Glycorachia: 3.2 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 120 mol/L

  

11 - 01

None

Proteinorachia: 7.08 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (6 mL)

478 CSFTC per mL

  

Glycorachia: 2 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 113 mol/L

  

11 - 02

Capecitabine

Proteinorachia: 9.04 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (8 mL)

940 CSFTC per mL

 

No IT chemotherapy

Glycorachia: 3.2 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 100 mol/L

  

12 - 01

None

Proteinorachia: 0.39 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (10 mL)

5 CSFTC per mL

  

Glycorachia: 5.4 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 119 mol/L

  

12 - 02

Oral capecitabine + lapatinib

Proteinorachia: 0.21 g/L

No malignant cells (8 mL)

0 CSFTC per mL

 

IT liposomal cytarabine (X1)

Glycorachia: 5.4 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 119 mol/L

  

13 - 01

None

Proteinorachia: 8.84 g/L

Presence of malignant cells (7 mL)

1560 CSFTC per mL

  

Glycorachia: 2.4 mmol/L

  
  

Chlorurorachia: 106 mol/L

  
  1. LM Leptomeningeal Metastasis, CSF CerebroSpinal Fluid, CSFTC CSF Tumor Cells, IT IntraThecal, IV IntraVenous, FEC Fluorouracil Epirubicin Cyclophosphamide, CVT CellSearch® Veridex Technology, NA Not Available.