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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Correlating quantitative MR measurements of standardized tumor lines with histological parameters and tumor control dose.
Radiotherapy and Oncology 2010 July
PURPOSE: To correlate non-invasively acquired radiobiologically relevant magnetic resonance (MR) parameters with functional histology and tumor control doses (TCD(50)).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The MR parameters relative perfusion, re-oxygenation and lactate (Lac) concentration from eight human xenograft squamous tumor lines were compared with the histologically acquired pimonidazole hypoxic fraction, the perfused vessel area and TCD(50).
RESULTS: Good spatial correlation in the parameter maps could be observed between the pimonidazole staining and tumor regions, which can be reoxygenated when breathing carbogen. A strong positive correlation (R=0.74) was found between whole tumor pimonidazole hypoxic fraction and re-oxygenation, as one would expect. A good correlation was also observed between Lac concentration and re-oxygenation (R=0.71) and between TCD(50) and re-oxygenation (R=0.64), whereas Lac and TCD(50) showed a moderate relation (R=0.44). The in vivo measurement of relative perfusion could be validated to reflect the perfused vessel area (R=0.63). No correlation was detected between perfusion and re-oxygenation or TCD(50).
CONCLUSIONS: Lac and re-oxygenation were shown to be pretreatment predictive markers independent from the pathophysiological changes induced during a fractionated course of radiotherapy. These parameters hold promise to be acquired non-invasively with results just a few minutes after measurement and to tailor radiotherapy to individual patterns of a tumor microenvironment.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The MR parameters relative perfusion, re-oxygenation and lactate (Lac) concentration from eight human xenograft squamous tumor lines were compared with the histologically acquired pimonidazole hypoxic fraction, the perfused vessel area and TCD(50).
RESULTS: Good spatial correlation in the parameter maps could be observed between the pimonidazole staining and tumor regions, which can be reoxygenated when breathing carbogen. A strong positive correlation (R=0.74) was found between whole tumor pimonidazole hypoxic fraction and re-oxygenation, as one would expect. A good correlation was also observed between Lac concentration and re-oxygenation (R=0.71) and between TCD(50) and re-oxygenation (R=0.64), whereas Lac and TCD(50) showed a moderate relation (R=0.44). The in vivo measurement of relative perfusion could be validated to reflect the perfused vessel area (R=0.63). No correlation was detected between perfusion and re-oxygenation or TCD(50).
CONCLUSIONS: Lac and re-oxygenation were shown to be pretreatment predictive markers independent from the pathophysiological changes induced during a fractionated course of radiotherapy. These parameters hold promise to be acquired non-invasively with results just a few minutes after measurement and to tailor radiotherapy to individual patterns of a tumor microenvironment.
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