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Skipar K, Hompland T, Lund KV, Lindemann K, Hellebust TP, Bruheim K, Lyng H. MRI-guided dynamic risk assessment in cervical cancer based on tumor hypoxia at diagnosis and volume response at brachytherapy. Radiother Oncol 2024; 195:110263. [PMID: 38556173 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Improvements in treatment outcome for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) require a better classification of patients according to their risk of recurrence. We investigated whether an imaging-based approach, combining pretreatment hypoxia and tumor response during therapy, could improve risk classification. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety-three LACC patients with T2-weigthed (T2W)-, dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE)- and diffusion weighted (DW)-magnetic resonance (MR) images acquired before treatment, and T2W- and, for 64 patients, DW-MR images, acquired at brachytherapy, were collected. Pretreatment hypoxic fraction (HFpre) was determined from DCE- and DW-MR images using the consumption and supply-based hypoxia (CSH)-imaging method. Volume regression at brachytherapy was assessed from T2W-MR images and combined with HFpre. In 17 patients with adequate DW-MR images at brachytherapy, the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), reflecting tumor cell density, was calculated. Change in ADC during therapy was combined with volume regression yielding functional regression as explorative response measure. Endpoint was disease free survival (DFS). RESULTS HFpre was the strongest predictor of DFS, but a significant correlation with outcome was found also for volume regression. The combination of HFpre and volume regression showed a stronger association with DFS than HFpre alone. Patients with disease recurrence were selected to either the intermediate- or high-risk group with a 100 % accuracy. Functional regression showed a stronger correlation to HFpre than volume regression. CONCLUSION The combination of pretreatment hypoxia and volume regression at brachytherapy improved patient risk classification. Integration of ADC with volume regression showed promise as a new tumor response parameter.
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- Kjersti Skipar
- Department of Radiation Biology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Oncology, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Gynecological Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medical Physics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Dong EE, Xu J, Kim JW, Bryan J, Appleton J, Hamstra DA, Ludwig MS, Hanania AN. Apparent diffusion coefficient values predict response to brachytherapy in bulky cervical cancer. Radiat Oncol 2024; 19:35. [PMID: 38481285 PMCID: PMC10936078 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-024-02425-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) provides a measurement of tumor cellularity. We evaluated the potential of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values obtained from post-external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) DWI and prior to brachytherapy (BT) to predict for complete metabolic response (CMR) in bulky cervical cancer. METHODS Clinical and DWI (b value = 500 s/mm2) data were obtained from patients undergoing interstitial BT with high-risk clinical target volumes (HR-CTVs) > 30 cc. Volumes were contoured on co-registered T2 weighted images and 90th percentile ADC values were calculated. Patients were stratified by CMR (defined by PET-CT at three months post-BT). Relation of CMR with 90th percentile ADC values and other clinical factors (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, histology, tumor and HR-CTV size, pre-treatment hemoglobin, and age) was assessed both in univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Youden's J statistic was used to identify a threshold value. RESULTS Among 45 patients, twenty-eight (62%) achieved a CMR. On univariate analysis for CMR, only 90th percentile ADC value was significant (p = 0.029) while other imaging and clinical factors were not. Borderline significant factors were HR-CTV size (p = 0.054) and number of chemotherapy cycles (p = 0.078). On multivariate analysis 90th percentile ADC (p < 0.0001) and HR-CTV size (p < 0.003) were highly significant. Patients with 90th percentile ADC values above 2.10 × 10- 3 mm2/s were 5.33 (95% CI, 1.35-24.4) times more likely to achieve CMR. CONCLUSIONS Clinical DWI may serve to risk-stratify patients undergoing interstitial BT for bulky cervical cancer.
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- Elizabeth E Dong
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Smith Clinic Attwell Radiation Therapy Center, Harris Health System, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital, 7200 Cambridge St, 77030, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Lerouge L, Gries M, Chateau A, Daouk J, Lux F, Rocchi P, Cedervall J, Olsson AK, Tillement O, Frochot C, Acherar S, Thomas N, Barberi-Heyob M. Targeting Glioblastoma-Associated Macrophages for Photodynamic Therapy Using AGuIX ®-Design Nanoparticles. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15030997. [PMID: 36986856 PMCID: PMC10057379 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most difficult brain cancer to treat, and photodynamic therapy (PDT) is emerging as a complementary approach to improve tumor eradication. Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) protein expression plays a critical role in GBM progression and immune response. Moreover, various clinical databases highlight a relationship between NRP-1 and M2 macrophage infiltration. In order to induce a photodynamic effect, multifunctional AGuIX®-design nanoparticles were used in combination with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent, as well as a porphyrin as the photosensitizer molecule and KDKPPR peptide ligand for targeting the NRP-1 receptor. The main objective of this study was to characterize the impact of macrophage NRP-1 protein expression on the uptake of functionalized AGuIX®-design nanoparticles in vitro and to describe the influence of GBM cell secretome post-PDT on the polarization of macrophages into M1 or M2 phenotypes. By using THP-1 human monocytes, successful polarization into the macrophage phenotypes was argued via specific morphological traits, discriminant nucleocytoplasmic ratio values, and different adhesion abilities based on real-time cell impedance measurements. In addition, macrophage polarization was confirmed via the transcript-level expression of TNFα, CXCL10, CD-80, CD-163, CD-206, and CCL22 markers. In relation to NRP-1 protein over-expression, we demonstrated a three-fold increase in functionalized nanoparticle uptake for the M2 macrophages compared to the M1 phenotype. The secretome of the post-PDT GBM cells led to nearly a three-fold increase in the over-expression of TNFα transcripts, confirming the polarization to the M1 phenotype. The in vivo relationship between post-PDT efficiency and the inflammatory effects points to the extensive involvement of macrophages in the tumor zone.
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- Lucie Lerouge
- Department of Biology, Signals and Systems in Cancer and Neuroscience, CRAN, UMR7039, Université de Lorraine-French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Biology, Signals and Systems in Cancer and Neuroscience, CRAN, UMR7039, Université de Lorraine-French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Biology, Signals and Systems in Cancer and Neuroscience, CRAN, UMR7039, Université de Lorraine-French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Biology, Signals and Systems in Cancer and Neuroscience, CRAN, UMR7039, Université de Lorraine-French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Institute of Light and Matter (ILM), UMR5306, Université de Lyon-CNRS, 69100 Lyon, France
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- Institute of Light and Matter (ILM), UMR5306, Université de Lyon-CNRS, 69100 Lyon, France
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Science for Life Laboratory, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, 75105 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Science for Life Laboratory, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, 75105 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Light and Matter (ILM), UMR5306, Université de Lyon-CNRS, 69100 Lyon, France
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- Reactions and Chemical Engineering Laboratory (LRGP), UMR7274, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, 54000 Nancy, France
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics of Macromolecules (LCPM), UMR7375, Université de Lorraine-CNRS, 54000 Nancy, France
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- Department of Biology, Signals and Systems in Cancer and Neuroscience, CRAN, UMR7039, Université de Lorraine-French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Biology, Signals and Systems in Cancer and Neuroscience, CRAN, UMR7039, Université de Lorraine-French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Holopainen E, Lahtinen O, Könönen M, Anttila M, Vanninen R, Lindgren A. Greater increases in intratumoral apparent diffusion coefficients after chemoradiotherapy predict better overall survival of patients with cervical cancer. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0285786. [PMID: 37167301 PMCID: PMC10174495 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate whether 1) the intratumoral apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) change during cervical cancer treatment and 2) the pretreatment ADC values or their change after treatment predict the treatment outcome or overall survival of patients with cervical cancer. METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 52 patients with inoperable cervical cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy, who had undergone diffusion weighted MRI before treatment and post external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and concurrent chemotherapy. A subgroup of patients (n = 28) underwent altogether six consecutive diffusion weighted MRIs; 1) pretreatment, 2) post-EBRT and concurrent chemotherapy; 3-5) during image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT) and 6) after completing the whole treatment course. To assess interobserver and intertechnique reproducibility two observers independently measured the ADCs by drawing freehand a large region of interest (L-ROI) covering the whole tumor and three small ROIs (S-ROIs) in areas with most restricted diffusion. RESULTS Reproducibility was equally good for L-ROIs and S-ROIs. The pretreatment ADCs were higher in L-ROIs (883 mm2/s) than in S-ROIs (687 mm2/s, P < 0.001). The ADCs increased significantly between the pretreatment and post-EBRT scans (L-ROI: P < 0.001; S-ROI: P = 0.001). The ADCs remained significantly higher than pretreatment values during the whole IGBT. Using S-ROIs, greater increases in ADCs between pretreatment and post-EBRT MRI predicted better overall survival (P = 0.018). CONCLUSION ADC values significantly increase during cervical cancer treatment. Greater increases in ADC values between pretreatment and post-EBRT predicted better overall survival using S-ROIs. Standardized methods for timing and delineation of ADC measurements are advocated in future studies.
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- Erikka Holopainen
- Department of Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Clinical Radiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Clinical Radiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Clinical Radiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Portelance L, Corradini S, Erickson B, Lalondrelle S, Padgett K, van der Leij F, van Lier A, Jürgenliemk-Schulz I. Online Magnetic Resonance-Guided Radiotherapy (oMRgRT) for Gynecological Cancers. Front Oncol 2021; 11:628131. [PMID: 34513656 PMCID: PMC8429611 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.628131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Radiation therapy (RT) is increasingly being used in gynecological cancer management. RT delivered with curative or palliative intent can be administered alone or combined with chemotherapy or surgery. Advanced treatment planning and delivery techniques such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy, including volumetric modulated arc therapy, and image-guided adaptive brachytherapy allow for highly conformal radiation dose delivery leading to improved tumor control rates and less treatment toxicity. Quality on-board imaging that provides accurate visualization of target and surrounding organs at risk is a critical feature of these advanced techniques. As soft tissue contrast resolution is superior with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared to other imaging modalities, MRI has been used increasingly to delineate tumor from adjacent soft tissues and organs at risk from initial diagnosis to tumor response evaluation. Gynecological cancers often have poor contrast resolution compared to the surrounding tissues on computed tomography scan, and consequently the benefit of MRI is high. One example is in management of locally advanced cervix cancer where adaptive MRI guidance has been broadly implemented for adaptive brachytherapy. The role of MRI for external beam RT is also steadily increasing. MRI information is being used for treatment planning, predicting, and monitoring position shifts and accounting for tissue deformation and target regression during treatment. The recent clinical introduction of online MRI-guided radiation therapy (oMRgRT) could be the next step in high-precision RT. This technology provides a tool to take full advantage of MRI not only at the time of initial treatment planning but as well as for daily position verification and online plan adaptation. Cervical, endometrial, vaginal, and oligometastatic ovarian cancers are being treated on MRI linear accelerator systems throughout the world. This review summarizes the current state, early experience, ongoing trials, and future directions of oMRgRT in the management of gynecological cancers.
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- Lorraine Portelance
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology Department, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology Department, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Thorwarth D. Imaging science and development in modern high-precision radiotherapy. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 2019; 12:63-66. [PMID: 33458297 PMCID: PMC7807660 DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2019.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- Daniela Thorwarth
- Section for Biomedical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tübingen, Germany
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