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Increased survival of glioblastoma patients who respond to antiangiogenic therapy with elevated blood perfusion.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Sorensen AG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3261301 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Increased survival of glioblastoma patients who respond to antiangiogenic therapy with elevated blood perfusion.

Sorensen A Gregory AG Emblem Kyrre E KE Polaskova Pavlina P Jennings Dominique D Kim Heisoog H Ancukiewicz Marek M Wang Meiyun M Wen Patrick Y PY Ivy Percy P Batchelor Tracy T TT Jain Rakesh K RK

Cancer research 20111129 2

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 c ...[more]

PMID: 22127927

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Increased survival of glioblastoma patients who respond to antiangiogenic therapy with elevated blood perfusion.

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Increased survival of glioblastoma patients who respond to antiangiogenic therapy with elevated blood perfusion.

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