Early changes in perfusion of glioblastoma during radio- and chemotherapy evaluated by T1-dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

TY - JOUR

T1 - Early changes in perfusion of glioblastoma during radio- and chemotherapy evaluated by T1-dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

AU - Møller, Søren

AU - Lundemann, Michael

AU - Law, Ian

AU - Poulsen, Hans S

AU - Larsson, Henrik B W

AU - Engelholm, Svend Aage

PY - 2015/10/21

Y1 - 2015/10/21

N2 - Background. The survival times of patients with glioblastoma differ widely and biomarkers that would enable individualized treatment are needed. The objective of this study was to measure changes in the vascular physiology of tumor using T1-dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in patients with glioblastoma during early stages of radio- and chemotherapy (Tx) and explore possible correlations with treatment outcomes.Material and methods. An exploratory prospective study was planned. Patients underwent DCE-MRI at baseline, after approximately one and six weeks of Tx and three and six months post-Tx. DCE-MRI at three Tesla generated maps of blood flow (BF), blood volume (BV), permeability (Ki) and volume of distribution (Vd) using a combination of model-free deconvolution and Patlak plots. Regions of interest in contrast enhancing tumor and in normal appearing white matter were contoured. Progression-free survival (PFS) was the primary clinical outcome. Patients with PFS > 6 months were compared with those with PFS < 6 months. Parameters of vascular physiology and changes in these during Tx were compared for these two groups at all time points using non-parametric statistics.Results. Eleven eligible patients were included and 46 DCE-MRI examinations were carried out. BF in tumor increased for all patients early during Tx (p = 0.005) and then fell to a level below baseline at post-Tx examinations (p = 0.016). A similar but non-significant trend was seen for tumor BV. There was no detectable difference between patients with PFS > 6 months versus PFS < 6 months with regards to baseline values or changes during and after Tx.Conclusions. Although no correlations to outcomes were found, the results of this exploratory study may be hypothesis generating and will be examined in a larger patient group.

AB - Background. The survival times of patients with glioblastoma differ widely and biomarkers that would enable individualized treatment are needed. The objective of this study was to measure changes in the vascular physiology of tumor using T1-dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in patients with glioblastoma during early stages of radio- and chemotherapy (Tx) and explore possible correlations with treatment outcomes.Material and methods. An exploratory prospective study was planned. Patients underwent DCE-MRI at baseline, after approximately one and six weeks of Tx and three and six months post-Tx. DCE-MRI at three Tesla generated maps of blood flow (BF), blood volume (BV), permeability (Ki) and volume of distribution (Vd) using a combination of model-free deconvolution and Patlak plots. Regions of interest in contrast enhancing tumor and in normal appearing white matter were contoured. Progression-free survival (PFS) was the primary clinical outcome. Patients with PFS > 6 months were compared with those with PFS < 6 months. Parameters of vascular physiology and changes in these during Tx were compared for these two groups at all time points using non-parametric statistics.Results. Eleven eligible patients were included and 46 DCE-MRI examinations were carried out. BF in tumor increased for all patients early during Tx (p = 0.005) and then fell to a level below baseline at post-Tx examinations (p = 0.016). A similar but non-significant trend was seen for tumor BV. There was no detectable difference between patients with PFS > 6 months versus PFS < 6 months with regards to baseline values or changes during and after Tx.Conclusions. Although no correlations to outcomes were found, the results of this exploratory study may be hypothesis generating and will be examined in a larger patient group.

KW - Brain Neoplasms

KW - Contrast Media

KW - Glioblastoma

KW - Humans

KW - Imaging, Three-Dimensional

KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging

KW - Meglumine

KW - Organometallic Compounds

KW - Prospective Studies

KW - Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated

U2 - 10.3109/0284186x.2015.1063777

DO - 10.3109/0284186x.2015.1063777

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 26203926

SN - 1100-1704

VL - 54

SP - 1521

EP - 1528

JO - Acta Oncologica, Supplement

JF - Acta Oncologica, Supplement

IS - 9

ER -