AA. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Cancer Res. 2012 Jan 15;72(2):402-7. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-2464. Epub 2011 Nov 29.
The abnormal vasculature of the tumor microenvironment supports progression and resistance to treatment. Judicious application of antiangiogenic therapy may normalize the structure and function of the tumor vasculature, promoting improved blood perfusion. However, direct clinical evidence is lacking for improvements in blood perfusion after antiangiogenic therapy. In this study, we used MRI to assess tumor blood perfusion in 30 recurrent glioblastoma patients who were undergoing treatment with cediranib, a pan-VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Tumor blood perfusion increased durably for more than 1 month in 7 of 30 patients, in whom it was associated with longer survival. Together, our findings offer direct clinical evidence in support of the hypothesis that vascular normalization can increase tumor perfusion and help improve patient survival.
肿瘤微环境的异常血管支持肿瘤的进展和治疗抵抗。合理应用抗血管生成治疗可能使肿瘤血管的结构和功能正常化,促进改善的血液灌注。然而,缺乏抗血管生成治疗后血液灌注改善的直接临床证据。在这项研究中,我们使用 MRI 评估了 30 名接受 Cediranib(一种泛血管内皮生长因子受体酪氨酸激酶抑制剂)治疗的复发性胶质母细胞瘤患者的肿瘤血液灌注。在 30 名患者中的 7 名患者中,肿瘤血液灌注持久增加超过 1 个月,与更长的生存时间相关。总的来说,我们的研究结果提供了直接的临床证据,支持血管正常化可以增加肿瘤灌注并有助于改善患者生存的假说。