Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine (W.P., S.C., J.J., R.J.L., A.C.L., D.H.K.), and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (R.J.L., A.C.L., D.H.K.), Northwestern University, 737 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60611; Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.C.L., D.H.K.); and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (A.C.L.) and International Institute of Nanotechnology (A.C.L.), Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2021 Jan 8;3(1):e200006. doi: 10.1148/rycan.2021200006. eCollection 2021 Jan.
To validate the therapeutic efficacy of sorafenib-eluting embolic microspheres (SOR-EMs) used in combination with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a preclinical animal model.
SOR-EMs were prepared with poly(d,l-lactide--glycolide), iron oxide nanoparticles, and sorafenib. The morphology of the prepared SOR-EMs was confirmed by using optical microscopy. Drug release from the SOR-EMs was quantified in vitro by using high-performance liquid chromatography. In an orthotopic rat model of HCC, embolic doxorubicin-Lipiodol (ethiodized oil) emulsion (DLE) and SOR-EMs were sequentially injected into the hepatic artery of the rats: The rats in group 1 were injected with DLE; group 2 was injected with DLE plus unloaded embolic microspheres (DLE + EM); group 3, with DLE plus SOR-EMs (DLE + SOR-EM); and group 4, with saline solution. The SOR-EM and tumor size changes in each group (of six rats each) over time were measured by using MRI. Tissues were assessed by using immunohistochemistry, with hematoxylin-eosin and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP (2'-deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate) nick-end labeling staining used for dead cells and CD34 staining used for new microvessel formation.
The SOR-EMs were a mean size of 6.6 μm ± 2.3 (standard deviation) and showed 53.7% ± 8.3 sorafenib loading efficiency with T2-weighted MRI capability. In the HCC rat model, the intra-arterially injected SOR-EMs were successfully monitored by using MRI. The DLE + SOR-EM-treated rats showed a superior tumor growth-inhibitory effect compared with the rats treated with DLE only ( < .05). Immunohistochemical assessment of tissue specimens showed that compared with the other treatment groups, the DLE + SOR-EM treatment group had the lowest number of microvessels, as quantified by using the percentage of CD34-positive stained area ( < .01 for all comparisons).
In a preclinical rat HCC model, SOR-EMs used in combination with DLE TACE were effective in treating HCC. Chemoembolization, Experimental Investigations, Laboratory Tests, Liver, Technology Assessment © RSNA, 2021See also the commentary by Yamada and Gayed in this issue.
在肝细胞癌(HCC)的临床前动物模型中,验证索拉非尼洗脱栓塞微球(SOR-EMs)联合经动脉化疗栓塞(TACE)治疗的疗效。
采用聚(D,L-丙交酯-乙交酯)、氧化铁纳米粒子和索拉非尼制备 SOR-EMs。通过光学显微镜确认制备的 SOR-EMs 的形态。通过高效液相色谱法体外定量 SOR-EMs 的药物释放。在 HCC 的原位大鼠模型中,将栓塞阿霉素-碘化油乳剂(ethiodized oil)(DLE)和 SOR-EMs 依次注入大鼠肝动脉:第 1 组大鼠注射 DLE;第 2 组大鼠注射 DLE 加未载药栓塞微球(DLE + EM);第 3 组大鼠注射 DLE 加 SOR-EMs(DLE + SOR-EM);第 4 组大鼠注射生理盐水。通过 MRI 测量每组(每组 6 只大鼠)中 SOR-EM 和肿瘤大小随时间的变化。使用苏木精-伊红和末端脱氧核苷酸转移酶介导的 dUTP(2'-脱氧尿苷 5'-三磷酸)末端标记染色(用于死亡细胞)和 CD34 染色(用于新的微血管形成)评估组织。
SOR-EMs 的平均粒径为 6.6μm±2.3(标准差),T2 加权 MRI 能力显示 53.7%±8.3 的索拉非尼载药效率。在 HCC 大鼠模型中,通过 MRI 成功监测了经动脉注射的 SOR-EMs。与仅接受 DLE 治疗的大鼠相比,DLE + SOR-EM 治疗组的肿瘤生长抑制效果更好(<0.05)。组织标本免疫组织化学评估显示,与其他治疗组相比,DLE + SOR-EM 治疗组的 CD34 阳性染色面积百分比(所有比较均<0.01)最低,微血管数量最少。
在临床前大鼠 HCC 模型中,DLE TACE 联合 SOR-EMs 治疗 HCC 有效。化学栓塞,实验研究,实验室测试,肝,技术评估 ©RSNA,2021 也见本期 Yamada 和 Gayed 的评论。