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ArticleNanomedicine (London, England)2014

Rapid dramatic alterations to the tumor microstructure in pancreatic cancer following irreversible electroporation ablation.

Zhuoli Zhang, Weiguo Li, Daniel Procissi, Patrick Tyler, Reed A Omary, Andrew C Larson

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Article in Nanomedicine (London, England), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhuoli ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Northwestern University, 737 N. Michigan Avenue, 16th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Weiguo Li
Daniel Procissi
Patrick Tyler
Reed A Omary
Andrew C Larson
Northwestern University · USNorthwestern Medicine · USNorthwestern University · PH

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Quantitative MRI-Guided Nanoembolization for Liver CancerR01CA159178 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LARSON, ANDREW CHRISTIAN, OMARY, REED A. · 2011 to 2015
$2.4M
MRI of Iron-labeled Microsphere Biodistribution for Radioembolization DosimetryR01CA141047 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LARSON, ANDREW CHRISTIAN · 2010 to 2013
$1.2M
Transcatheter Intra-arterial Perfusion MRI Monitoring of Liver Tumor EmbolizationR01CA134719 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LARSON, ANDREW CHRISTIAN · 2008 to 2010
$908k
NCI NIH HHS CA134719NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NCI NIH HHS R01 CA134719NCI NIH HHS R01 CA141047NCI NIH HHS R01 CA159178NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR0254741
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimNanoKnife(®) (Angiodynamics, Inc., NY, USA) or irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a newly available ablation technique to induce the formation of nanoscale pores within the cell membrane in targeted tissues. The purpose of this study was to elucidate morphological alterations following 30 min of IRE ablation in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer. MATERIALS &

methodsImmunohistochemistry markers were compared with diffusion-weighted MRI apparent diffusion coefficient measurements before and after IRE ablation.

resultsImmunohistochemistry apoptosis index measurements were significantly higher in IRE-treated tumors than in controls. Rapid tissue alterations after 30 min of IRE ablation procedures (structural and morphological alterations along with significantly elevated apoptosis markers) were consistently observed and well correlated to apparent diffusion coefficient measurements. DISCUSSION: This imaging assay offers the potential to serve as an in vivo biomarker for noninvasive detection of tumor response following IRE ablation.

Indexed as

Ablation TechniquesAnimalsCell Line, TumorElectroporationHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPancreasPancreatic Neoplasmsapoptosisirreversible electroporationMRI biomarkerNanoKnife®pancreatic cancertherapy response

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PMID24024571
PMCPMC3952035
OpenAlexW2047719364

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