DCE-MRI of patient-derived xenograft models of uterine cervix carcinoma: associations with parameters of the tumor microenvironment

Journal of Translational Medicine

Research

Einar K. Rofstad¹  Anette Hauge¹  Lise Mari K. Andersen¹  Trude G. Simonsen¹  Catherine S. Wegner¹  Jon-Vidar Gaustad¹ 

[1] Group of Radiation Biology and Tumor Physiology, Department of Radiation Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, P. O. Box 4953 Nydalen, 0424, Oslo, Norway;

关键词: Cervical carcinoma;    PDX models;    DCE-MRI;    Tumor microenvironment;    Hypoxia;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12967-017-1331-4

 received in 2017-07-12, accepted in 2017-10-27,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAbnormalities in the tumor microenvironment are associated with resistance to treatment, aggressive growth, and poor clinical outcome in patients with advanced cervical cancer. The potential of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI to assess the microvascular density (MVD), interstitial fluid pressure (IFP), and hypoxic fraction of patient-derived cervical cancer xenografts was investigated in the present study.MethodsFour patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix (BK-12, ED-15, HL-16, and LA-19) were subjected to Gd-DOTA-based DCE-MRI using a 7.05 T preclinical scanner. Parametric images of the volume transfer constant (Ktrans) and the fractional distribution volume (ve) of the contrast agent were produced by pharmacokinetic analyses utilizing the standard Tofts model. Whole tumor median values of the DCE-MRI parameters were compared with MVD and the fraction of hypoxic tumor tissue, as determined histologically, and IFP, as measured with a Millar catheter.ResultsBoth on the PDX model level and the single tumor level, a significant inverse correlation was found between Ktrans and hypoxic fraction. The extent of hypoxia was also associated with the fraction of voxels with unphysiological ve values (ve > 1.0). None of the DCE-MRI parameters were related to MVD or IFP.ConclusionsDCE-MRI may provide valuable information on the hypoxic fraction of squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix, and thereby facilitate individualized patient management.

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