Concomitant [18F]F-FAZA and [18F]F-FDG Imaging of Gynecological Cancer Xenografts : Insight into Tumor Hypoxia

Copyright © 2024, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND/AIM: Herein we assessed the feasibility of imaging protocols using both hypoxia-specific [18F]F-FAZA and [18F]F-FDG in bypassing the limitations derived from the non-specific findings of [18F]F-FDG PET imaging of tumor-related hypoxia.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: CoCl2-generated hypoxia was induced in multidrug resistant (Pgp+) or sensitive (Pgp-) human ovarian (Pgp- A2780, Pgp+ A2780AD), and cervix carcinoma (Pgp- KB-3-1, Pgp+ KB-V-1) cell lines to establish corresponding tumor-bearing mouse models. Prior to [18F]F-FDG/[18F]F-FAZA-based MiniPET imaging, in vitro [18F]F-FDG uptake measurements and western blotting were used to verify the presence of hypoxia.

RESULTS: Elevated GLUT-1, and hexokinase enzyme-II expression driven by CoCl2-induced activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α explains enhanced cellular [18F]F-FDG accumulation. No difference was observed in the [18F]F-FAZA accretion of Pgp+ and Pgp- tumors. Tumor-to-muscle ratios for [18F]F-FAZA measured at 110-120 min postinjection (6.2±0.1) provided the best contrasted images for the delineation of PET-oxic and PET-hypoxic intratumor regions. Although all tumors exhibited heterogenous uptake of both radiopharmaceuticals, greater differences for [18F]F-FAZA between the tracer avid and non-accumulating regions indicate its superiority over [18F]F-FDG. Spatial correlation between [18F]F-FGD and [18F]F-FAZA scans confirms that hypoxia mostly occurs in regions with highly active glucose metabolism.

CONCLUSION: The addition of [18F]F-FAZA PET to [18F]F-FGD imaging may add clinical value in determining hypoxic sub-regions.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 38(2024), 2 vom: 27. März, Seite 574-586

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kepes, Zita [VerfasserIn]
Hegedus, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Sass, Tamas [VerfasserIn]
Csikos, Csaba [VerfasserIn]
Szabo, Judit P [VerfasserIn]
Szugyiczki, Viktoria [VerfasserIn]
Hajdu, István [VerfasserIn]
Kertesz, Istvan [VerfasserIn]
Opposits, Gabor [VerfasserIn]
Imrek, Jozsef [VerfasserIn]
Balkay, Laszlo [VerfasserIn]
Kalman, Ferenc Krisztián [VerfasserIn]
Trencsenyi, Gyorgy [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

[18F]F-FAZA
[18F]F-FDG
0Z5B2CJX4D
3G0H8C9362
Cervix xenotransplants
Cobalt
Cobaltous chloride
EVS87XF13W
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
GLUT-1 transporter
Hexokinase enzyme-II
Hypoxia
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)
Journal Article
Ovarian xenotransplants
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Preclinical
Radiopharmaceuticals

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Date Completed 01.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.21873/invivo.13476

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369080513