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ArticlePloS one2016

68Ga-TRAP-(RGD)3 Hybrid Imaging for the In Vivo Monitoring of αvß3-Integrin Expression as Biomarker of Anti-Angiogenic Therapy Effects in Experimental Breast Cancer.

Philipp M Kazmierczak, Andrei Todica, Franz-Josef Gildehaus, Heidrun Hirner-Eppeneder, Matthias Brendel, Ralf S Eschbach, Magdalena Hellmann, Konstantin Nikolaou, Maximilian F Reiser, Hans-Jürgen Wester and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Philipp M KazmierczakInstitute for Clinical Radiology, Laboratory for Experimental Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Andrei TodicaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Franz-Josef GildehausDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Heidrun Hirner-EppenederInstitute for Clinical Radiology, Laboratory for Experimental Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Matthias BrendelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Ralf S EschbachInstitute for Clinical Radiology, Laboratory for Experimental Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Magdalena HellmannInstitute for Clinical Radiology, Laboratory for Experimental Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Konstantin NikolaouDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Maximilian F ReiserInstitute for Clinical Radiology, Laboratory for Experimental Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Hans-Jürgen WesterLehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Radiochemie, Technical University Munich, München, Germany.
Saskia KropfSCINTOMICS GmbH, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany.
Axel RomingerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Clemens C CyranInstitute for Clinical Radiology, Laboratory for Experimental Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, München, Germany.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DETechnical University of Munich · DEUniversity Children's Hospital Tübingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate 68Ga-TRAP-(RGD)3 hybrid imaging for the in vivo monitoring of αvß3-integrin expression as biomarker of anti-angiogenic therapy effects in experimental breast cancer. MATERIALS AND

methodsHuman breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) xenografts were implanted orthotopically into the mammary fat pads of n = 25 SCID mice. Transmission/emission scans (53 min to 90 min after i.v. injection of 20 MBq 68Ga-TRAP-(RGD)3) were performed on a dedicated small animal PET before (day 0, baseline) and after (day 7, follow-up) a 1-week therapy with the VEGF antibody bevacizumab or placebo (imaging cohort n = 13; therapy n = 7, control n = 6). The target-to-background ratio (TBR, VOImaxtumor/VOImeanmuscle) served as semiquantitative measure of tumor radiotracer uptake. Unenhanced CT data sets were subsequently acquired for anatomic coregistration and morphology-based tumor response assessments (CT volumetry). The imaging results were validated by multiparametric ex vivo immunohistochemistry (αvß3-integrin, microvascular density-CD31, proliferation-Ki-67, apoptosis-TUNEL) conducted in a dedicated immunohistochemistry cohort (n = 12).

results68Ga-TRAP-(RGD)3 binding was significantly reduced under VEGF inhibition and decreased in all bevacizumab-treated animals (ΔTBRfollow-up/baseline: therapy -1.07±0.83, control +0.32±1.01, p = 0.022). No intergroup difference in tumor volume development between day 0 and day 7 was observed (Δvolumetherapy 134±77 μL, Δvolumecontrol 132±56 μL, p = 1.000). Immunohistochemistry revealed a significant reduction of αvß3-integrin expression (308±135 vs. 635±325, p = 0.03), microvascular density (CD31, 168±108 vs. 432±70, p = 0.002), proliferation (Ki-67, 5,195±1,002 vs. 7,574±418, p = 0.004) and significantly higher apoptosis (TUNEL, 14,432±1,974 vs. 3,776±1,378, p = 0.002) in the therapy compared to the control group.

conclusions68Ga-TRAP-(RGD)3 hybrid imaging allows for the in vivo assessment of αvß3-integrin expression as biomarker of anti-angiogenic therapy effects in experimental breast cancer.

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AnimalsBevacizumabBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDrug MonitoringFemaleGallium RadioisotopesHumansIntegrin alphaVbeta3MiceMice, SCIDPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyTreatment OutcomeBevacizumabBiomarkers, TumorGallium RadioisotopesIntegrin alphaVbeta3

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PMID27992512
PMCPMC5167276
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