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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2013

18F-fluorothymidine-pet imaging of glioblastoma multiforme: effects of radiation therapy on radiotracer uptake and molecular biomarker patterns.

Sanjay Chandrasekaran, Andrew Hollander, Xiangsheng Xu, Joseph L Benci, James J Davis, Jay F Dorsey, Gary Kao

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Article in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sanjay ChandrasekaranUniversity of Washington School of Medicine, A-300 Health Sciences Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Andrew Hollander
Xiangsheng Xu
Joseph L Benci
James J Davis
Jay F Dorsey
Gary Kao

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAN CTR SUPPORT GRANTP30CA016520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Susan M Domchek · 1985 to 2026
$222.3M
SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM TO EDUCATE RADIATION SCIENTISTS (SUPERS)R25CA140116 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JAY FITZGERALD DORSEY · 2010 to 2026
$4.1M
RADIATION-ENHANCED NANOBIOPOLYMER THERAPEUTICS THROUGH THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIERRC1CA145075 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KAO, GARY D · 2009 to 2010
$982k
Targeted Modulation of the Death Receptor as a Therapeutic Strategy for GliomaK08NS076548 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI DORSEY, JAY FITZGERALD · 2011 to 2015
$932k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016520NCI NIH HHS R25 CA140116NCI NIH HHS RC1 CA145075NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS076548
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction. PET imaging is a useful clinical tool for studying tumor progression and treatment effects. Conventional (18)F-FDG-PET imaging is of limited usefulness for imaging Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) due to high levels of glucose uptake by normal brain and the resultant signal-to-noise intensity. (18)F-Fluorothymidine (FLT) in contrast has shown promise for imaging GBM, as thymidine is taken up preferentially by proliferating cells. These studies were undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of (18)F-FLT-PET in a GBM mouse model, especially after radiation therapy (RT), and its correlation with useful biomarkers, including proliferation and DNA damage. Methods. Nude/athymic mice with human GBM orthografts were assessed by microPET imaging with (18)F-FDG and (18)F-FLT. Patterns of tumor PET imaging were then compared to immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence for markers of proliferation (Ki-67), DNA damage and repair (γH2AX), hypoxia (HIF-1α), and angiogenesis (VEGF). Results. We confirmed that (18)F-FLT-PET uptake is limited in healthy mice but enhanced in the intracranial tumors. Our data further demonstrate that (18)F-FLT-PET imaging usefully reflects the inhibition of tumor by RT and correlates with changes in biomarker expression. Conclusions. (18)F-FLT-PET imaging is a promising tumor imaging modality for GBM, including assessing RT effects and biologically relevant biomarkers.

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AnimalsBrainBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDideoxynucleosidesFemaleGlioblastomaHumansMetabolic Clearance RateMiceMice, NudeRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy DosageReproducibility of ResultsalovudineDideoxynucleosidesRadiopharmaceuticals

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PMID23690748
PMCPMC3649687

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