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ArticleMolecular imaging and biology2014

Comparison of PET imaging with 64Cu-liposomes and 18F-FDG in the 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster buccal pouch model of oral dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma.

Lisa M Mahakian, D Gregory Farwell, Hua Zhang, Jai Woong Seo, Brian Poirier, Steven P Tinling, Alaa M Afify, Eric M Haynam, David Shaye, Katherine W Ferrara

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Article in Molecular imaging and biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Models of Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: A Systematic Review and Temporal Analysis.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026
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  6. Radiolabeled Liposomes for Nuclear Imaging Probes.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  8. Nanoparticles for Oral Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy.Bioinorganic chemistry and applications · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lisa M MahakianDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 451 Health Sciences Drive, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
D Gregory Farwell
Hua Zhang
Jai Woong Seo
Brian Poirier
Steven P Tinling
Alaa M Afify
Eric M Haynam
David Shaye
Katherine W Ferrara
University of California, Davis · USUniversity of California Davis Medical Center · US

Funding

Staff InvestigatorsP30CA093373 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI Laura Marcu · 2002 to 2026
$84.9M
Ultrasound Imaging and Local Drug Delivery in TumorsR01CA103828 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI FERRARA, KATHERINE W · 2004 to 2013
$10.4M
Ultrasound imaging and enhanced therapeutic responseR01CA134659 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI FERRARA, KATHERINE W · 2009 to 2017
$4.4M
NCI NIH HHS NIHR01CA103828NCI NIH HHS NIHR01CA134659NCI NIH HHS P30 CA093373NCI NIH HHS R01 CA103828NCI NIH HHS R01 CA134659
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCurrently, 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) is the gold standard radiotracer for staging of head and neck cancer; however, the low sensitivity of this tracer can impede detection of early lesions. (64)Cu-liposomes accumulate in various cancers and provide both a sensitive tracer and an indication of the biodistribution of nanotherapeutics. Here, the accumulation of (64)Cu-liposomes in early and established cancers is assessed and compared with (18)F-FDG in a head and neck cancer model.

methodsLesions ranging from mild dysplasia to squamous cell carcinoma were induced in a hamster model of head and neck cancer by topical application of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene to the buccal pouch. The hamsters were imaged with micro-positron emission tomography using (18)F-FDG and (64)Cu-liposomes.

resultsAt 24 h postinjection, (64)Cu-liposome accumulation exceeded the accumulation of (18)F-FDG in every pathologic grade. The lesion-to-cheek pouch (background) ratio and lesion-to-brain ratio were also higher for (64)Cu-liposomes than for (18)F-FDG.

conclusionImaging of a nanotracer such as (64)Cu-liposomes can improve the visualization of head and neck tumors. Accumulation of liposomal particles in head and neck tumors over various pathologic grades averaged 3.5%ID/cc demonstrating the potential for liposomal therapy with targeted chemotherapeutic agents.

Indexed as

Copper RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18LiposomesPositron-Emission Tomography9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthraceneAnimalsBrainCarcinoma, Squamous CellCricetinaeDisease Models, AnimalHead and Neck NeoplasmsHeartMouth Neoplasms9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthraceneCopper RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18Liposomes

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PMID24019092
PMCPMC3984137
OpenAlexW2070317551

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