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ArticleJournal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR2015

Segmental Transarterial Embolization in a Translational Rat Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Terence P F Gade, Stephen J Hunt, Neil Harrison, Gregory J Nadolski, Charles Weber, Stephen Pickup, Emma E Furth, Mitchell D Schnall, Michael C Soulen, M Celeste Simon

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Article in Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Terence P F GadePenn Image-Guided Interventions Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
Stephen J HuntPenn Image-Guided Interventions Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
Neil HarrisonPenn Image-Guided Interventions Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
Gregory J NadolskiPenn Image-Guided Interventions Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
Charles WeberPenn Image-Guided Interventions Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
Stephen PickupDepartment of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
Emma E FurthDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
Mitchell D SchnallDepartment of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
Michael C SoulenDepartment of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160.
M Celeste SimonAbramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 421 Curie Boulevard, 438 BRB II/III, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160. Electronic address: celeste2@mail.med.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAN CTR SUPPORT GRANTP30CA016520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHELLEY L BERGER · 1985 to 2026
$222.3M
INSTITUTIONAL CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARDUL1RR024134 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI FITZGERALD, GARRET A · 2006 to 2011
$70.4M
Institutional Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR000003 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI FITZGERALD, GARRET A · 2012 to 2015
$38.9M
TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL IN ADAPTATION TO HYPOXIAP01CA104838 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI DIEHL, JOHN ALAN · 2004 to 2018
$17.6M
RESEARCH TRACK RADIOLOGY RESIDENCYT32EB004311 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Terence P Gade, Misun Hwang · 2005 to 2026
$4.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR00-0003NCI NIH HHS P01 CA104838NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016520NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024134NCRR NIH HHS UL1-RR024134NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB004311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop a clinically relevant, minimally invasive technique for transarterial embolization in a translational rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND

methodsOral diethylnitrosamine was administered to 53 male Wistar rats ad libitum for 12 weeks. Tumor induction was monitored using magnetic resonance imaging. Minimally invasive lobar or segmental transarterial embolization was performed through a left common carotid artery approach. Necropsy was performed to evaluate periprocedural mortality. Histologic analysis of tumors that received embolization was performed to assess percent tumor necrosis.

resultsSevere cirrhosis and autochthonous HCCs were characterized in a cohort of rats composed of two groups of rats identically treated with diethylnitrosamine with median survival times of 101 days and 105 days (n = 10/group). A second cohort was used to develop minimally invasive transarterial embolization of HCCs (n = 10). In a third cohort, lobar embolization was successfully performed in 9 of 10 rats and demonstrated a high rate of periprocedural mortality (n = 5). Necropsy performed for periprocedural mortality after lobar embolization demonstrated extensive tissue necrosis within the liver (n = 3) and lungs (n = 2), indicating nontarget embolization as the likely cause of mortality. In a fourth cohort of rats, a segmental embolization technique was successfully applied in 10 of 13 rats. Segmental embolization resulted in a reduction in periprocedural mortality (P = .06) relative to selective embolization and a 19% increase in average tumor necrosis (P = .04).

conclusionsMinimally invasive, segmental embolization mimicking the currently applied clinical approach is feasible in a translational rat model of HCC and offers the critical advantage of reduced nontarget embolization relative to lobar embolization.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularEmbolization, TherapeuticLiver NeoplasmsMaleRatsRats, WistarTranslational Research, BiomedicalTreatment OutcomeAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID25863596
PMCPMC4853022
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