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  • Title: 18F-Fluoromisonidazole Kinetic Modeling for Characterization of Tumor Perfusion and Hypoxia in Response to Antiangiogenic Therapy.
    Author: Grkovski M, Emmas SA, Carlin SD.
    Journal: J Nucl Med; 2017 Oct; 58(10):1567-1573. PubMed ID: 28360207.
    Abstract:
    Multiparametric imaging of tumor perfusion and hypoxia with dynamic 18F-fluoromisonidazole (18F-FMISO) PET may allow for an improved response assessment to antiangiogenic therapies. Cediranib (AZD2171) is a potent inhibitor of tyrosine kinase activity associated with vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1, 2, and 3, currently in phase II/III clinical trials. Serial dynamic 18F-FMISO PET was performed to investigate changes in tumor biomarkers of perfusion and hypoxia after cediranib treatment. Methods: Twenty-one rats bearing HT29 colorectal xenograft tumors were randomized into a vehicle-treated control group (0.5% methylcellulose daily for 2 d [5 rats] or 7 d [4 rats]) and a cediranib-treated test group (3 mg/kg daily for 2 or 7 d; 6 rats in both groups). All rats were imaged before and after treatment, using a 90-min dynamic PET acquisition after administration of 42.1 ± 3.9 MBq of 18F-FMISO by tail vein injection. Tumor volumes were delineated manually, and the input function was image-derived (abdominal aorta). Kinetic modeling was performed using an irreversible 1-plasma 2-tissue compartmental model to estimate the kinetic rate constants K1, K1/k2, and k3-surrogates for perfusion, 18F-FMISO distribution volume, and hypoxia-mediated entrapment, respectively. Tumor-to-blood ratios (TBRs) were calculated on the last dynamic frame (80-90 min). Tumors were assessed ex vivo by digital autoradiography and immunofluorescence for microscopic visualization of perfusion (pimonidazole) and hypoxia (Hoechst 33342). Results: Cediranib treatment resulted in significant reduction of mean voxelwise 18F-FMISO TBR, K1, and K1/k2 in both the 2-d and the 7-d groups (P < 0.05). The k3 parameter was increased in both groups but reached significance only in the 2-d group. In the vehicle-treated groups, no significant change in TBR, K1, K1/k2, or k3 was observed (P > 0.2). Ex vivo tumor analysis confirmed the presence of hypoxic tumor regions that nevertheless exhibited relatively lower 18F-FMISO uptake. Conclusion:18F-FMISO kinetic modeling reveals a more detailed response to antiangiogenic treatment than a single static image is able to reveal. The reduced mean K1 reflects a reduction in tumor vascular perfusion, whereas the increased k3 reflects a rise in hypoxia-mediated entrapment of the radiotracer. However, if only late static images are analyzed, the observed reduction in 18F-FMISO uptake after treatment with cediranib may be mistakenly interpreted as a global decrease, rather than an increase, in tumor hypoxia. These findings support the use of 18F-FMISO kinetic modeling to more accurately characterize the response to treatments that have a direct effect on tumor vascularization and perfusion.
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