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Groß, C.* ; Steiger, K.* ; Sayyed, S.* ; Heid, I.* ; Feuchtinger, A. ; Walch, A.K. ; Hess J. ; Unger, K. ; Zitzelsberger, H. ; Settles, M.* ; Schlitter, A.M.* ; Dworniczak, J.* ; Altomonte, J.* ; Ebert, O.* ; Schwaiger, M.* ; Rummeny, E.J.* ; Steingötter, A.* ; Esposito, I.* ; Braren, R.*

Model matters: Differences in orthotopic rat hepatocellular carcinoma physiology determine therapy response to sorafenib.

Clin. Cancer Res. 21, 4440-4450 (2015)
Postprint DOI PMC
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PURPOSE: Preclinical model systems should faithfully reflect the complexity of the human pathology. In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the tumor vasculature is of particular interest in diagnosis and therapy. By comparing two commonly applied preclinical model systems, diethylnitrosamine induced (DEN) and orthotopically implanted (McA) rat HCC, we aimed to measure tumor biology non-invasively and identify differences between the models. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: DEN and McA tumor development was monitored by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). A slice-based correlation of imaging and histopathology was performed. Array CGH analyses were applied to determine genetic heterogeneity. Therapy response to sorafenib was tested in DEN and McA tumors. RESULTS: Histologically and biochemically confirmed liver damage resulted in increased 18F-fluordeoxyglucose (FDG) PET uptake and perfusion in DEN animals only. DEN tumors exhibited G1-3 grading compared to uniform G3 grading of McA tumors. Array comparative genomic hybridization revealed a highly variable chromosomal aberration pattern in DEN tumors. Heterogeneity of DEN tumors was reflected in more variable imaging parameter values. DEN tumors exhibited lower mean growth rates and FDG uptake and higher diffusion and perfusion values compared to McA tumors. To test the significance of these differences, the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib was administered, resulting in reduced volume growth kinetics and perfusion in the DEN group only. CONCLUSION: This work depicts the feasibility and importance of in depth preclinical tumor model characterization and suggests the DEN model as a promising model system of multifocal nodular HCC in future therapy studies.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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ISSN (print) / ISBN 1078-0432
e-ISSN 1557-3265
Journal Clinical Cancer Research
Quellenangaben Volume: 21, Issue: 19, Pages: 4440-4450 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Pathology (PATH)
Research Unit Analytical Pathology (AAP)
Translational Metabolic Oncology (TMO)