2022
Experimental VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model in Carbon Tetrachloride–Induced Cirrhosis of the Liver
Santana J, Shewarega A, Nam D, Kahl V, Madoff D, Zhang X, Chapiro J. Experimental VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model in Carbon Tetrachloride–Induced Cirrhosis of the Liver. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 34: 404-408.e1. PMID: 36473611, PMCID: PMC11037556, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cirrhosisMale New Zealand white rabbitsRabbit liver tumor modelCirrhotic liver backgroundReproducible tumor growthVX2 liver cancerLeft hepatic lobeNew Zealand white rabbitsDuration of treatmentLiver tumor modelCross-sectional imagingVX2 rabbit liver tumor modelZealand white rabbitsHepatic lobeHistopathological evaluationMajor underlying factorHepatic tumorsIntragastric administrationHepatocellular carcinomaLiver tumorsLiver cancerCirrhosisUnmet needTumor growthVX2 tumorsImpact of Chemoembolic Regimen on Immune Cell Recruitment and Immune Checkpoint Marker Expression following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in a VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model
Berz AM, Santana JG, Iseke S, Gross M, Pekurovsky V, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Borde T, Gottwald LA, Boustani AM, Gebauer B, Lin M, Zhang X, Schlachter T, Madoff DC, Chapiro J. Impact of Chemoembolic Regimen on Immune Cell Recruitment and Immune Checkpoint Marker Expression following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in a VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 33: 764-774.e4. PMID: 35346859, PMCID: PMC9344951, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter arterial chemoembolizationCytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4Rabbit liver tumor modelConventional TACEImmune checkpoint marker expressionLiver tumor modelVX2 rabbit liver tumor modelArterial chemoembolizationBicarbonate infusionImmune responseDifferentiation 3T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4Conventional transcatheter arterial chemoembolizationTumor modelCell death protein 1Marker expressionIntratumoral T cellsImmune checkpoint markersT cell infiltrationDeath protein 1Antigen-presenting cellsImmune cell recruitmentNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsAPC infiltration
2020
Idarubicin-Loaded ONCOZENE Drug-Eluting Bead Chemoembolization in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: Investigating Safety, Therapeutic Efficacy, and Effects on Tumor Microenvironment
Borde T, Gaupp F, Geschwind JF, Savic LJ, Miszczuk M, Rexha I, Adam L, Walsh JJ, Huber S, Duncan JS, Peters DC, Sinusas A, Schlachter T, Gebauer B, Hyder F, Coman D, van Breugel JMM, Chapiro J. Idarubicin-Loaded ONCOZENE Drug-Eluting Bead Chemoembolization in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: Investigating Safety, Therapeutic Efficacy, and Effects on Tumor Microenvironment. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2020, 31: 1706-1716.e1. PMID: 32684417, PMCID: PMC7541537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBiosensing TechniquesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChemoembolization, TherapeuticDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIdarubicinLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMaleMicrospheresMultidetector Computed TomographyParticle SizeRabbitsTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsMultiparametric magnetic resonanceRabbit liver tumor modelDiffusion-weighted imagingLiver tumor modelDEE chemoembolizationDrug-eluting embolic transarterial chemoembolizationTumor microenvironmentTumor modelMale New Zealand white rabbitsTumor acidosisNew Zealand white rabbitsVX2 liver tumorsZealand white rabbitsLaboratory parametersTransarterial chemoembolizationBead chemoembolizationMultiparametric MRDCE MR imagingLiver enzymesPostprocedural increaseIntratumoral hypoxiaLiver tumorsEntire lesionTherapeutic mechanismChemoembolizationMolecular MRI of the Immuno-Metabolic Interplay in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: A Biomarker for Resistance Mechanisms in Tumor-targeted Therapy?
Savic LJ, Doemel LA, Schobert IT, Montgomery RR, Joshi N, Walsh JJ, Santana J, Pekurovsky V, Zhang X, Lin M, Adam L, Boustani A, Duncan J, Leng L, Bucala RJ, Goldberg SN, Hyder F, Coman D, Chapiro J. Molecular MRI of the Immuno-Metabolic Interplay in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: A Biomarker for Resistance Mechanisms in Tumor-targeted Therapy? Radiology 2020, 296: 575-583. PMID: 32633675, PMCID: PMC7434651, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020200373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmuno-oncologic therapiesConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTransarterial chemoembolizationIntratumoral immune cell infiltrationMR spectroscopyRabbit liver tumor modelPrussian blue iron stainingAntigen-presenting immune cellsIntra-arterial infusionImmune cell infiltrationNew Zealand white rabbitsLiver tumor modelImmune cell exclusionLiver cancer modelContrast material administrationT2-weighted MRIZealand white rabbitsT2-weighted imagingResistance mechanismsImmunosuppressive tumorHLA-DRCell infiltrationImmune cellsImmunohistochemistry stainingRing enhancementMolecular Imaging of Extracellular Tumor pH to Reveal Effects of Locoregional Therapy on Liver Cancer Microenvironment
Savic LJ, Schobert I, Peters D, Walsh JJ, Laage-Gaupp F, Hamm CA, Tritz N, Doemel LA, Lin M, Sinusas A, Schlachter T, Duncan JS, Hyder F, Coman D, Chapiro J. Molecular Imaging of Extracellular Tumor pH to Reveal Effects of Locoregional Therapy on Liver Cancer Microenvironment. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 428-438. PMID: 31582517, PMCID: PMC7244230, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR spectroscopic imagingLocoregional therapyLiver cancer microenvironmentConventional transarterial chemoembolizationNew Zealand white rabbitsTumor pHMost liver tumorsZealand white rabbitsMolecular imaging paradigmsPositive therapeutic outcomesTumor residualsTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor devascularizationHistopathologic markersViable tumorSurrogate biomarkerLiver tumorsLiver cancerTumor enhancementLiver parenchymaMetabolic markersMultiparametric MRITherapeutic outcomesHIF-1αVX2 tumors