TY - GEN
T1 - Perfusion-Guided Monitoring of Tumor Response to Sonoporation and Prediction of Liposomal Doxorubicin Uptake Using Microbubble Contrast Agents
AU - Bellary, Aditi
AU - Chopra, Rajiv
AU - Sirsi, Shashank
AU - Villarreal, Arelly
AU - Eslami, Rojin
AU - Undseth, Quincy
AU - Hernandez, Sonia
AU - Lec, Bianca
AU - Kandel, Jessica
AU - Borden, Mark
AU - Shaikh, Sumbul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) are frequently used for in vivo imaging applications to evaluate changes in tumor perfusion using quantitative contrast enhanced ultrasound (qCEUS) imaging. In addition, volumetric oscillation of these microbubbles in an acoustic field can promote drug extravasation into tumor tissue by permeabilizing cell membranes by a technique known as sonoporation. In this study, we propose that qCEUS imaging can be used to effectively monitor the efficacy of sonoporation in vivo. Importantly, we demonstrate that changes in microbubble perfusion kinetics can function as effective predictors of sonoporation efficiency in vivo. However, the overall degree of tumor perfusion - which is not altered by sonoporation - correlates strongly with drug uptake. Our results suggest that qCEUS can be harnessed to provide real-time feedback detailing vascular changes that occur during sonoporation, and that these biologically driven phenomena can be correlated with nanoparticle uptake in tumors. Successful implementation of this strategy could lead to improved methods of monitoring tumor response to therapy in the clinic, thus furthering strides toward the goal of more personalized therapies.
AB - Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) are frequently used for in vivo imaging applications to evaluate changes in tumor perfusion using quantitative contrast enhanced ultrasound (qCEUS) imaging. In addition, volumetric oscillation of these microbubbles in an acoustic field can promote drug extravasation into tumor tissue by permeabilizing cell membranes by a technique known as sonoporation. In this study, we propose that qCEUS imaging can be used to effectively monitor the efficacy of sonoporation in vivo. Importantly, we demonstrate that changes in microbubble perfusion kinetics can function as effective predictors of sonoporation efficiency in vivo. However, the overall degree of tumor perfusion - which is not altered by sonoporation - correlates strongly with drug uptake. Our results suggest that qCEUS can be harnessed to provide real-time feedback detailing vascular changes that occur during sonoporation, and that these biologically driven phenomena can be correlated with nanoparticle uptake in tumors. Successful implementation of this strategy could lead to improved methods of monitoring tumor response to therapy in the clinic, thus furthering strides toward the goal of more personalized therapies.
KW - CEUS
KW - Ultrasound contrast agents (microbubbles)
KW - image guided drug delivery
KW - personalized medicine
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U2 - 10.1109/ULTSYM.2019.8925913
DO - 10.1109/ULTSYM.2019.8925913
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85077632906
T3 - IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS
SP - 1342
EP - 1345
BT - 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2019
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2019
Y2 - 6 October 2019 through 9 October 2019
ER -