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Trentin LB, Viana AR, Iwersen S, Iglesias BA, Chaves OA, Schuch AP. Light exposure of tetra-cationic porphyrins containing peripheral Pd(II)-bipyridyl complexes and the induced effects on purified DNA molecule, fibroblast and melanoma cell lines. Photochem Photobiol 2024. [PMID: 39189637 DOI: 10.1111/php.14017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines a light source, oxygen, and a photosensitizer (PS) to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) for treating diseases. In this study, we evaluated two meso-tetra-pyridyl porphyrins with [Pd(bpy)Cl]+, namely 3-PdTPyP and 4-PdTPyP, as PS for PDT application. DNA interaction was assessed by spectroscopic measurements (UV-Vis and fluorescence emission), viscosity analysis, and molecular docking simulations. The results indicate that Pd(II)-porphyrins do not intercalate into DNA, suggesting that the minor groove is the primary interaction site, mainly through van der Waals forces. These metalloporphyrins effectively induced nitrogenous bases oxidation, particularly in purines, after white light irradiation. The induced DNA lesions were able to inactivate plasmid DNA metabolism (DNA replication and transcription) in a bacterial model. 3-PdTPyP and 4-PdTPyP significantly decreased the viability of treated melanoma cell lines (A375 and B16-F10), demonstrating that melanoma cell lines were more sensitive to these Pd(II)-porphyrins than the fibroblast cell line (L929). Moreover, 3-PdTPyP was more photototoxic to A375 cells (IC50 = 0.43 μM), whereas 4-PdTPyP was more photototoxic to B16-F10 cells (IC50 = 0.51 μM). These findings suggest that these porphyrins are promising PS for future PDT research focused on skin cancer.
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- Luana B Trentin
- Laboratory of Photobiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Porphyrinoid Materials, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Heckl C, Aumiller M, Rühm A, Sroka R, Stepp H. Fluorescence and Treatment Light Monitoring for Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy. Photochem Photobiol 2020; 96:388-396. [PMID: 31886892 DOI: 10.1111/php.13203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In interstitial photodynamic therapy, light is distributed to the tumor via light diffusers. The light dose and the related phototoxic effect achieved throughout the target volume critically depend on absorption, scattering and diffuser positioning. Using liquid tissue phantoms, we investigated the dependencies of treatment light transmission and protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence on these parameters. This enabled monitoring hemoglobin oxygenation and methemoglobin formation during irradiation (635 nm, 200 mW cm-1 diffuser length). Starting with two parallel cylindrical diffusers at 10 mm radial separation, the light transmitted between the fibers was largely determined by the minimal distance between the diffusers, but rather insensitive to an additional axial displacement or tilting of one fiber with respect to the other. For fixed distance between the diffusor centers, however, tilting up to direct contact resulted in a 10-fold signal increase. For hemoglobin within erythrocytes, irradiation leads to photobleaching of PpIX without marked change in hemoglobin oxygenation until hemolysis occurs. Afterward, hemoglobin is rapidly deoxygenized and methemoglobin is formed, leading to a dramatic increase in absorption. For lysed blood, these effects start immediately. A comparison of intraoperative monitoring of the signals with the experimental results might help prevent insufficient treatment by reconsidering treatment planning or prolonging irradiation.
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- Christian Heckl
- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Baskaran R, Lee J, Yang SG. Clinical development of photodynamic agents and therapeutic applications. Biomater Res 2018; 22:25. [PMID: 30275968 PMCID: PMC6158913 DOI: 10.1186/s40824-018-0140-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is photo-treatment of malignant or benign diseases using photosensitizing agents, light, and oxygen which generates cytotoxic reactive oxygens and induces tumour regressions. Several photodynamic treatments have been extensively studied and the photosensitizers (PS) are key to their biological efficacy, while laser and oxygen allow to appropriate and flexible delivery for treatment of diseases. Introduction In presence of oxygen and the specific light triggering, PS is activated from its ground state into an excited singlet state, generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induces apoptosis of cancer tissues. Those PS can be divided by its specific efficiency of ROS generation, absorption wavelength and chemical structure. Main body Up to dates, several PS were approved for clinical applications or under clinical trials. Photofrin® is the first clinically approved photosensitizer for the treatment of cancer. The second generation of PS, Porfimer sodium (Photofrin®), Temoporfin (Foscan®), Motexafin lutetium, Palladium bacteriopheophorbide, Purlytin®, Verteporfin (Visudyne®), Talaporfin (Laserphyrin®) are clinically approved or under-clinical trials. Now, third generation of PS, which can dramatically improve cancer-targeting efficiency by chemical modification, nano-delivery system or antibody conjugation, are extensively studied for clinical development. Conclusion Here, we discuss up-to-date information on FDA-approved photodynamic agents, the clinical benefits of these agents. However, PDT is still dearth for the treatment of diseases in specifically deep tissue cancer. Next generation PS will be addressed in the future for PDT. We also provide clinical unmet need for the design of new photosensitizers.
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- Rengarajan Baskaran
- World Class Smart Lab, Department of New Drug Development, Inha University College of Medicine, 366, Seohae-daero, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332 Republic of Korea
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- World Class Smart Lab, Department of New Drug Development, Inha University College of Medicine, 366, Seohae-daero, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332 Republic of Korea
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- World Class Smart Lab, Department of New Drug Development, Inha University College of Medicine, 366, Seohae-daero, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332 Republic of Korea
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van Straten D, Mashayekhi V, de Bruijn HS, Oliveira S, Robinson DJ. Oncologic Photodynamic Therapy: Basic Principles, Current Clinical Status and Future Directions. Cancers (Basel) 2017; 9:cancers9020019. [PMID: 28218708 PMCID: PMC5332942 DOI: 10.3390/cancers9020019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 571] [Impact Index Per Article: 81.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved cancer therapy, based on a photochemical reaction between a light activatable molecule or photosensitizer, light, and molecular oxygen. When these three harmless components are present together, reactive oxygen species are formed. These can directly damage cells and/or vasculature, and induce inflammatory and immune responses. PDT is a two-stage procedure, which starts with photosensitizer administration followed by a locally directed light exposure, with the aim of confined tumor destruction. Since its regulatory approval, over 30 years ago, PDT has been the subject of numerous studies and has proven to be an effective form of cancer therapy. This review provides an overview of the clinical trials conducted over the last 10 years, illustrating how PDT is applied in the clinic today. Furthermore, examples from ongoing clinical trials and the most recent preclinical studies are presented, to show the directions, in which PDT is headed, in the near and distant future. Despite the clinical success reported, PDT is still currently underutilized in the clinic. We also discuss the factors that hamper the exploration of this effective therapy and what should be changed to render it a more effective and more widely available option for patients.
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- Demian van Straten
- Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands.
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- Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Optical Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Postbox 204, Rotterdam 3000 CA, The Netherlands.
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- Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands.
- Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht 3584 CG, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Optical Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Postbox 204, Rotterdam 3000 CA, The Netherlands.
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Simone CB, Cengel KA. Definitive surgery and intraoperative photodynamic therapy: a prospective study of local control and survival for patients with pleural dissemination of non-small cell lung cancer. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2014; 8931. [PMID: 27594732 DOI: 10.1117/12.2046679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with pleural dissemination have very limited survivals often of just 6-9 months. Prior reports of aggressive surgical resection of pleural metastases have shown no consistent improvements in overall survival and very high rates of local recurrences. Based on this and the generally very diffuse pleural dissemination seen in patients, chemotherapy and palliative interventions are standard of care. By attempting to sterile microscopic residual disease after surgical resection, intraoperative photodynamic therapy (PDT) could improve local pleural control and overall survival compared with surgery alone for patients with NSCLC with pleural metastasis. Prior attempts to demonstrate an improvement in clinical outcomes with PDT as an intraoperative adjuvant combined with definitive surgery to treat pleural malignancies have not been successful, perhaps due, in part, to limited ability to perform real-time dosimetry and ensure adequate and even light distribution throughout the chest cavity. A stratified phase II trial assessed the efficacy of definitive surgery and intraoperative PDT with real-time dosimetry in patients with NSCLC with pleural dissemination demonstrated prolonged local control and a higher than expected 21.7-month median survival from the time of surgery and PDT among 22 enrolled patients. This is the first ever report describing optimal methods, techniques, and dosimetry that could be used to safely and reproducibly deliver intraoperative PDT to the chest cavity as part of multimodality therapy for NSCLC with pleural metastasis.
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- Charles B Simone
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Sandell JL, Liang X, Zhu T. Light dose verification for pleural PDT. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2012; 8210. [PMID: 26005247 DOI: 10.1117/12.908223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The ability to deliver uniform light dose in Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is critical to treatment efficacy. Current protocol in pleural photodynamic therapy uses 7 isotropic detectors placed at discrete locations within the pleural cavity to monitor light dose throughout treatment. While effort is made to place the detectors uniformly through the cavity, measurements do not provide an overall uniform measurement of delivered dose. A real-time infrared (IR) tracking camera is development to better deliver and monitor a more uniform light distribution during treatment. It has been shown previously that there is good agreement between fluence calculated using IR tracking data and isotropic detector measurements for direct light phantom experiments. This study presents the results of an extensive phantom study which uses variable, patient-like geometries and optical properties (both absorption and scattering). Position data of the treatment is collected from the IR navigation system while concurrently light distribution measurements are made using the aforementioned isotropic detectors. These measurements are compared to fluence calculations made using data from the IR navigation system to verify our light distribution theory is correct and applicable in patient-like settings. The verification of this treatment planning technique is an important step in bringing real-time fluence monitoring into the clinic for more effective treatment.
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- Julia L Sandell
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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Sandell JL, Zhu TC. A review of in-vivo optical properties of human tissues and its impact on PDT. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2011; 4:773-787. [PMID: 22167862 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.v4.11/12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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A thorough understanding of optical properties of biological tissues is critical to effective treatment planning for therapies such as photodynamic therapy (PDT). In the last two decades, new technologies, such as broadband diffuse spectroscopy, have been developed to obtain in vivo data in humans that was not possible before. We found that the in vivo optical properties generally vary in the ranges μ(a) = 0.03-1.6 cm⁻¹ and μ'(s) = 1.2-40 cm⁻¹, although the actual range is tissue-type dependent. We have also examined the overall trend of the absorption spectra (for μ(a) and μ'(s)) as a function of wavelength within a 95% confidence interval for various tissues in vivo. The impact of optical properties on light fluence rate is also discussed for various light application geometries including superficial, interstitial, and within a cavity.
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- Julia L Sandell
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St/2 Donner, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Sandell JL, Zhu TC. A review of in-vivo optical properties of human tissues and its impact on PDT. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2011; 4:773-87. [PMID: 22167862 PMCID: PMC3321368 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201100062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A thorough understanding of optical properties of biological tissues is critical to effective treatment planning for therapies such as photodynamic therapy (PDT). In the last two decades, new technologies, such as broadband diffuse spectroscopy, have been developed to obtain in vivo data in humans that was not possible before. We found that the in vivo optical properties generally vary in the ranges μ(a) = 0.03-1.6 cm⁻¹ and μ'(s) = 1.2-40 cm⁻¹, although the actual range is tissue-type dependent. We have also examined the overall trend of the absorption spectra (for μ(a) and μ'(s)) as a function of wavelength within a 95% confidence interval for various tissues in vivo. The impact of optical properties on light fluence rate is also discussed for various light application geometries including superficial, interstitial, and within a cavity.
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- Julia L. Sandell
- Department of Radiation Oncology. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Radiation Oncology. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Finlay JC, Wang K, Hu Y, Zhu TC. Reconstruction of hemodynamics and sensitizer distributions during interstitial PDT using spectroscopy with linear light sources. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2009; 7380. [PMID: 26028797 DOI: 10.1117/12.822964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Light dosimetry for photodynamic therapy requires a knowledge of the optical absorption spectrum of the tissue being treated Here, we present a theoretical and experimental analysis of the capabilities of a system using interstitial linear light sources ranging in length from 2 to 5 cm to illuminate the tissue interstitially, and isotropic point-like detectors to measure the resulting diffusely transmitted light. The sources and detectors are translated in transparent plastic catheters under the control of a motorized positioning system designed for interstitial measurements in the prostate. The light source is a quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH), and the spectrally resolved detection is accomplished using a CCD-based grating spectrometer. The data are analyzed using an approximation to the radiative transport equation, assuming homogeneous scattering and heterogeneous absorption spectra Absorption spectra are reconstructed independently for individual source-detector channel pairs. Sequential reconstruction can then be used to create a 3-dimensional reconstruction. The results of simulated data, measurements made in multi-component phantoms, and synthetic data reconstructed from in vivo measurements made with point sources demonstrate the feasibility of this method.
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- Jarod C Finlay
- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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Zhu TC, Dimofte A, Finlay JC, Stripp D, Busch T, Miles J, Whittington R, Malkowicz SB, Tochner Z, Glatstein E, Hahn SM. Optical Properties of Human Prostate at 732 nm Measured In Vivo During Motexafin Lutetium-mediated Photodynamic Therapy¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb01527.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Finlay JC, Zhu TC, Zhou X, Dimofte A, Malkowicz SB, Hahn SM. A method to improve reconstruction of the distribution of hemoglobin, oxygenation, and MLu concentration in the human prostate before and after photodynamic therapy. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2007; 6427:64270K. [PMID: 26136614 PMCID: PMC4484876 DOI: 10.1117/12.699545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Explicit dosimetry of photodynamic therapy requires detailed knowledge of the light, drug, and oxygenation distributions within the target tissue. We present a method for the optical detection and three-dimensional reconstruction of hemoglobin concentration and oxygenation and sensitizer concentration within the human prostate. Spectrally resolved diffuse transmission measurements were made using a small isotropic fiber-based white light source and an isotropic detector inserted into the prostate via parallel closed transparent catheters. The spectra were modeled using the diffusion approximation appropriate for infinite media. The optical absorption of the prostate was assumed to be a linear combination of the absorption spectra of oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin and MLu, and the scattering was assumed to be of the form A(λ/λ0)-b. The separation of absorption and scattering coefficients was accomplished based on the spectral shape of the diffuse transmission, rather than the spatial variation in intensity. By making multiple measurements at various source-detector separations, we investigate the signal-to-noise sensitivity of our algorithm. In addition, the redundancy in our source-detector position matrix creates several positions in which the tissue parameters can be reconstructed from multiple independent measurements, allowing an assessment of the repeatability of the algorithm. We find significant heterogeneity in the reconstructed optical properties; however the recovery of spectrally consistent absorption and scattering spectra is improved compared to wavelength-wise reconstruction algorithms.
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- Jarod C Finlay
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Department of Urology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA USA 19104
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Zhu TC, Finlay JC. Prostate PDT dosimetry. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2006; 3:234-46. [PMID: 25046988 PMCID: PMC4469490 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2006] [Revised: 08/17/2006] [Accepted: 08/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We provide a review of the current state of dosimetry in prostate photodynamic therapy (PDT). PDT of the human prostate has been performed with a number of different photosensitizers and with a variety of dosimetry schemes. The simplest clinical light dose prescription is to quantify the total light energy emitted per length (J/cm) of cylindrical diffusing fibers (CDF) for patients treated with a defined photosensitizer injection per body weight. However, this approach does not take into account the light scattering by tissue and usually underestimates the local light fluence rate, and consequently the fluence. Techniques have been developed to characterize tissue optical properties and light fluence rates in vivo using interstitial measurements during prostate PDT. Optical methods have been developed to characterize tissue absorption and scattering spectra, which in turn provide information about tissue oxygenation and drug concentration. Fluorescence techniques can be used to quantify drug concentrations and photobleaching rates of photosensitizers.
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- Timothy C. Zhu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street/2 Doner Bldg., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street/2 Doner Bldg., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Finlay JC, Zhu TC, Dimofte A, Stripp D, Malkowicz SB, Busch TM, Hahn SM. Interstitial fluorescence spectroscopy in the human prostate during motexafin lutetium-mediated photodynamic therapy. Photochem Photobiol 2006; 82:1270-8. [PMID: 16808592 PMCID: PMC4475578 DOI: 10.1562/2005-10-04-ra-711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The in vivo fluorescence emission from human prostates was measured before and after motexafin lutetium (MLu)-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT). A single side-firing optical fiber was used for both the delivery of 465 nm light-emitting diode excitation light and the collection of emitted fluorescence. It was placed interstitially within the prostate via a closed transparent plastic catheter. Fitting of the collected fluorescence emission spectra using the known fluorescence spectrum of 1 mg/kg MLu in an intralipid phantom yields a quantitative measure of the local MLu concentration. We found that an additional correction factor is needed to account for the reduction of the MLu fluorescence intensity measured in vivo due to strong optical absorption in the prostate. We have adopted an empirical correction formula given by C = (3.1 cm(-1)/micro's) exp (microeff x 0.97 cm), which ranges from approximately 3 to 16, with a mean of 9.3 +/-4.8. Using a computer-controlled step motor to move the probe incrementally along parallel tracks within the prostate we can determine one-dimensional profiles of the MLu concentration. The absolute MLu concentration and the shape of its distribution are confirmed by ex vivo assay and by diffuse absorption measurements, respectively. We find significant heterogeneity in photosensitizer concentration within and among five patients. These variations occur over large enough spatial scales compared with the sampling volume of the fluorescence emission that mapping the distribution in three dimensions is possible.
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- Jarod C Finlay
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Finlay JC, Zhu TC, Dimofte A, Friedberg JS, Hahn SM. Diffuse reflectance spectra measured in vivo in human tissues during Photofrin-mediated pleural photodynamic therapy. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2006; 6139. [PMID: 26113757 DOI: 10.1117/12.647016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Optimal delivery of light in photodynamic therapy (PDT) requires not only optimal placement and power of light sources, but knowledge of the dynamics of light propagation in the tissue being treated and in the surrounding normal tissue, and of their respective accumulations of sensitizer. In an effort to quantify both tissue optical properties and sensitizer distribution, we have measured fluorescence emission and diffuse reflectance spectra at the surface of a variety of tissue types in the thoracic cavities of human patients. The patients studied here were enrolled in Phase II clinical trials of Photofrin-mediated PDT for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and cancers with pleural effusion. Patients were given Photofrin at dose of 2 mg per kg body weight 24 hours prior to treatment. Each patient received surgical resection of the affected lung and pleura. Patients received intracavity PDT at 630nm to a dose of 30 J/cm2, as determined by isotropic detectors sutured to the cavity walls. We measured the diffuse reflectance spectra before and after PDT in various positions within the cavity, including tumor, diaphragm, pericardium, skin, and chest wall muscle in 5 patients. The measurements we acquired using a specially designed fiber optic-based probe consisting of one fluorescence excitation fiber, one white light delivery fiber, and 9 detection fibers spaced at distances from 0.36 to 7.8 mm from the source, all of which are imaged via a spectrograph onto a CCD, allowing measurement of radially-resolved diffuse reflectance and fluorescence spectra. The light sources for these two measurements (a 403-nm diode laser and a halogen lamp, respectively) were blocked by computer-controlled shutters, allowing sequential fluorescence, reflectance, and background acquisition. The diffuse reflectance was analyzed to determine the absorption and scattering spectra of the tissue and from these, the concentration and oxygenation of hemoglobin and the local drug uptake. The total hemoglobin concentration in normal tissues varied from 50 to 300 μM, and the oxygen saturation was generally above 60%. One tumor measured exhibited higher hemoglobin concentration and lower saturation.
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- Jarod C Finlay
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Zhu TC, Dimofte A, Finlay JC, Stripp D, Busch T, Miles J, Whittington R, Malkowicz SB, Tochner Z, Glatstein E, Hahn SM. Optical properties of human prostate at 732 nm measured in mediated photodynamic therapy. Photochem Photobiol 2005; 81:96-105. [PMID: 15535736 PMCID: PMC4474534 DOI: 10.1562/2004-06-25-ra-216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Characterization of the tissue light penetration in prostate photodynamic therapy (PDT) is important to plan the arrangement and weighting of light sources so that sufficient light fluence is delivered to the treatment volume. The optical properties (absorption [mu(a)], transport scattering [mu(s)'] and effective attenuation [mu(eff)] coefficients) of 13 patients with locally recurrent prostate cancer were measured in situ using interstitial isotropic detectors. Measurements were made at 732 nm before and after motexafin lutetium (MLu)-mediated PDT in four quadrants. Optical properties were derived by applying the diffusion theory to the fluence rates measured at several distances (0.5-5 cm) from a point source. mu(a) and mu(s)' varied between 0.07 and 1.62 cm(-1) (mean 0.37 +/- 0.24 cm(-1)) and 1.1 and 44 cm(-1) (mean 14 +/- 11 cm(-1)), respectively. mu(a) was proportional to the concentration of MLu measured by an ex vivo fluorescence assay. We have observed, on average, a reduction of the MLu concentration after PDT, presumably due to the PDT consumption of MLu. mu(eff) varied between 0.91 and 6.7 cm(-1) (mean 2.9 +/- 0.7 cm(-1)), corresponding to an optical penetration depth (delta = 1/micro(eff)) of 0.1-1.1 cm (mean 0.4 +/- 0.1 cm). The mean penetration depth at 732 nm in human prostate is at least two times smaller than that found in normal canine prostates, which can be explained by a four times increase of the mean value of mu(s)' in human prostates. The mean light fluence rate per unit source strength at 0.5 cm from a point source was 1.5 +/- 1.1 cm(-2), excluding situations when bleeding occurs. The total number of measurements was N = 121 for all mean quantities listed above. This study showed significant inter- and intraprostatic differences in the optical properties, suggesting that a real-time dosimetry measurement and feedback system for monitoring light fluences during treatment should be considered for future PDT studies.
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- Timothy C Zhu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street/2 Donner, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Zhu TC, Finlay JC, Hahn SM. Determination of the distribution of light, optical properties, drug concentration, and tissue oxygenation in-vivo in human prostate during motexafin lutetium-mediated photodynamic therapy. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2005; 79:231-41. [PMID: 15896650 PMCID: PMC4470428 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2004.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2004] [Revised: 09/05/2004] [Accepted: 09/10/2004] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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It is desirable to quantify the distribution of the light fluence rate, the optical properties, the drug concentration, and the tissue oxygenation for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of prostate cancer. We have developed an integrated system to determine these quantities before and after PDT treatment using motorized probes. The optical properties (absorption (micro(a)), transport scattering (micro(s'), and effective attenuation (micro(eff)) coefficients) of cancerous human prostate were measured in-vivo using interstitial isotropic detectors. Measurements were made at 732 nm before and after motexafin lutetium (MLu) mediated PDT at different locations along each catheter. The light fluence rate distribution was also measured along the catheters during PDT. Diffuse absorption spectroscopy measurement using a white light source allows extrapolation of the distribution of oxygen saturation StO2, total blood volume ([Hb]t), and MLu concentration. The distribution of drug concentration was also studied using fluorescence from a single optical fiber, and was found to be in good agreement with the values determined by absorption spectroscopy. This study shows significant inter- and intra-prostatic variations in the tissue optical properties and MLu drug distribution, suggesting that a real-time dosimetry measurement and feedback system for monitoring these values during treatment should be considered in future PDT studies.
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- Timothy C. Zhu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA
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Finlay JC, Zhu TC, Dimofte A, Stripp D, Malkowicz SB, Whittington R, Miles J, Glatstein E, Hahn SM. In vivo measurement of fluorescence emission in the human prostate during photodynamic therapy. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2005; 5689:299-310. [PMID: 26136613 PMCID: PMC4484877 DOI: 10.1117/12.590709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Among the challenges to the clinical implementation of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is the delivery of a uniform photodynamic dose to induce uniform damage to the target tissue. As the photodynamic dose depends on both the local sensitizer concentration and the local fluence rate of treatment light, knowledge of both of these factors is essential to the delivery of uniform dose. In this paper, we investigate the distribution and kinetics of the photosensitizer motexafin lutetium (MLu, Lutrin®) as revealed by its fluorescence emission. Our current prostate treatment protocol involves interstitial illumination of the organ via cylindrical diffusing fibers (CDF's) inserted into the prostate though clear catheters. For planning and treatment purposes, the prostate is divided into 4 quadrants. We use one catheter in each quadrant to place an optical fiber-based fluorescence probe into the prostate. This fiber is terminated in a beveled tip, allowing it to deliver and collect light perpendicular to the fiber axis. Excitation light is provided by a 465 nm light emitting diode (LED) source coupled to a dichroic beamsplitter, which passes the collected fluorescence emission to a CCD spectrograph. Spectra are obtained before and after PDT treatment in each quadrant of the prostate and are analyzed via a linear fitting algorithm to separate the MLu fluorescence from the background fluorescence originating in the plastic catheter. A computer-controlled step motor allows the excitation/detection fiber to be moved along the catheter, building up a linear profile of the fluorescence emission spectrum of the tissue as a function of position. We have analyzed spectral fluorescence profiles obtained in 4 patients before and after MLu-mediated PDT. We find significant variation both within individual prostates and among patients. Within a single quadrant, we have observed the fluorescence signal to change by as much as a factor of 3 over a distance of 2 cm. Comparisons of pre- and post-PDT spectra allow a quantification treatment-induced photobleaching. Like the drug distribution, the extent of photobleaching varies widely among patients. In two cases, we observed bleaching of approximately 50% of the drug, while others exhibited negligible photobleaching.
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- Jarod C Finlay
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Zhu TC, Dimofte A, Finlay JC, Stripp D, Busch T, Miles J, Whittington R, Malkowicz SB, Tochner Z, Glatstein E, Hahn SM. Optical Properties of Human Prostate at 732 nm Measured In Vivo During Motexafin Lutetium–mediated Photodynamic Therapy¶. Photochem Photobiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1562/2004-06-25-ra-216.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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