Focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening is safe and feasible with moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy for brainstem diffuse midline glioma

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BACKGROUND: Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is a pediatric tumor with dismal prognosis. Systemic strategies have been unsuccessful and radiotherapy (RT) remains the standard-of-care. A central impediment to treatment is the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which precludes drug delivery to the central nervous system (CNS). Focused ultrasound (FUS) with microbubbles can transiently and non-invasively disrupt the BBB to enhance drug delivery. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of brainstem FUS in combination with clinical doses of RT. We hypothesized that FUS-mediated BBB-opening (BBBO) is safe and feasible with 39 Gy RT.

METHODS: To establish a safety timeline, we administered FUS to the brainstem of non-tumor bearing mice concurrent with or adjuvant to RT; our findings were validated in a syngeneic brainstem murine model of DMG receiving repeated sonication concurrent with RT. The brainstems of male B6 (Cg)-Tyrc-2J/J albino mice were intracranially injected with mouse DMG cells (PDGFB+, H3.3K27M, p53-/-). A clinical RT dose of 39 Gy in 13 fractions (39 Gy/13fx) was delivered using the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) or XRAD-320 irradiator. FUS was administered via a 0.5 MHz transducer, with BBBO and tumor volume monitored by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

RESULTS: FUS-mediated BBBO did not affect cardiorespiratory rate, motor function, or tissue integrity in non-tumor bearing mice receiving RT. Tumor-bearing mice tolerated repeated brainstem BBBO concurrent with RT. 39 Gy/13fx offered local control, though disease progression occurred 3-4 weeks post-RT.

CONCLUSION: Repeated FUS-mediated BBBO is safe and feasible concurrent with RT. In our syngeneic DMG murine model, progression occurs, serving as an ideal model for future combination testing with RT and FUS-mediated drug delivery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Journal of translational medicine - 22(2024), 1 vom: 30. März, Seite 320

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tazhibi, Masih [VerfasserIn]
McQuillan, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Hong-Jian [VerfasserIn]
Gallitto, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Bendau, Ethan [VerfasserIn]
Webster Carrion, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Berg, Xander [VerfasserIn]
Kokossis, Danae [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhiguo [VerfasserIn]
Jan, Chia-Ing [VerfasserIn]
Mintz, Akiva [VerfasserIn]
Gartrell, Robyn D [VerfasserIn]
Syed, Hasan R [VerfasserIn]
Fonseca, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Pavisic, Jovana [VerfasserIn]
Szalontay, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Konofagou, Elisa E [VerfasserIn]
Zacharoulis, Stergios [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Cheng-Chia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood–brain barrier opening
Diffuse midline glioma
Focused ultrasound
Journal Article
Radiotherapy

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12967-024-05096-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM37044972X