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ArticleEJNMMI research2019

Noninvasive assessment and quantification of tumor vascularization using [18F]FDG-PET/CT and CE-CT in a tumor model with modifiable angiogenesis-an animal experimental prospective cohort study.

Martin Mirus, Sergey V Tokalov, Andrij Abramyuk, Jessica Heinold, Vincent Prochnow, Klaus Zöphel, Jörg Kotzerke, Nasreddin Abolmaali

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Article in EJNMMI research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Current trends in the characterization and monitoring of vascular response to cancer therapy.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2024
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  4. Application of Metabolic Reprogramming to Cancer Imaging and Diagnosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Martin MirusBiological and Molecular Imaging, OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Sergey V TokalovBiological and Molecular Imaging, OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Andrij AbramyukBiological and Molecular Imaging, OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Jessica HeinoldBiological and Molecular Imaging, OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Vincent ProchnowBiological and Molecular Imaging, OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Klaus ZöphelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Jörg KotzerkeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
Nasreddin AbolmaaliBiological and Molecular Imaging, OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany. Nasreddin.Abolmaali1@mailbox.tu-dresden.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3941-4687
OncoRay · DEStädtisches Klinikum Dresden · DEUniversity Hospital Carl Gustav Carus · DE

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung BMBF-03ZIK042SLUB / TU Dresden Open Access Publication Funds
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study investigated the noninvasive assessment of tumor vascularization with clinical F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography ([18F]FDG-PET/CT and CE-CT) in experimental human xenograft tumors with modifiable vascularization and compared results to histology. Tumor xenografts with modifiable vascularization were established in 71 athymic nude rats by subcutaneous transplantation of human non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. Four different groups were transplanted with two different tumor cell lines (either A549 or H1299) alone or tumors co-transplanted with rat glomerular endothelial (RGE) cells, the latter to increase vascularization. Tumors were assessed noninvasively by [18F]FDG PET/CT and contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT) using clinical scanners. This was followed by histological examinations evaluating tumor vasculature (CD-31 and intravascular fluorescent beads).

resultsIn both tumor lines (A549 and H1299), co-transplantation of RGE cells resulted in faster growth rates [maximal tumor diameter of 20 mm after 22 (± 1.2) as compared to 45 (± 1.8) days, p < 0.001], higher microvessel density (MVD) determined histologically after CD-31 staining [171.4 (± 18.9) as compared to 110.8 (± 11) vessels per mm

conclusionsIn this study, a human xenograft tumor model with modifiable vascularization implementable for imaging, pharmacological, and radiation therapy studies was successfully established. Both [18F]FDG-PET/CT and CE-CT are capable to detect parameters closely connected to the degree of tumor vascularization, thus they can help to evaluate vascularization in tumors noninvasively. [18F]FDG-PET may be considered for characterization of tumors beyond pure glucose metabolism and have much greater contribution to diagnostics in oncology.

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[18F]FDG-PET/CTGlucose metabolismMolecular imagingTumor microenvironmentTumor perfusionVascularization in tumors

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PMID31227938
PMCPMC6588673
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