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Effect of diagnostic ultrasound and microbubble-enhanced chemotherapy on metastasis of rabbit VX2 tumor

Journal

MEDICAL PHYSICS
Volume 48, Issue 7, Pages 3927-3935

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mp.14867

Keywords

chemotherapy; microbubbles; neoplasm metastasis; ultrasound

Funding

  1. National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFC0107300]
  2. Chongqing Talent Program
  3. Chongqing Chief Expert Program

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The study found that the combination therapy of UTMD and chemotherapy did not significantly increase the risk of metastasis or affect tumor growth inhibition compared to chemotherapy alone.
Purpose Ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD) has been widely applied to enhance chemotherapy of tumors, yet few studies have focused on the metastatic potential induced by UTMD. This study aimed to explore the metastasis of VX2 tumors after treatment with UTMD and chemotherapy. Methods Forty-four New Zealand rabbits bearing subcutaneous VX2 tumors were enrolled for the treatment of UTMD with chemotherapy. For UTMD, the tumors were insonated using two pulsing protocols of diagnostic ultrasound (DUS, VINNO and ECARE) with a mechanical index (MI) of 0.29-0.33, tone burst of 8.0 cycles, and frequencies of 3-4 MHz. A total dose of 2 ml SonoVue (R) was injected intermittently during 10-min UTMD exposure. The combination therapy was treated using doxorubicin (DOX, 2 mg/kg) and DUS, while the tumors treated using DOX only served as the control. Tumor size was measured using the tumor volume formula. Survival time was observed until animal death or the end of the study (120 days). Specific organs (lung, liver, kidney, and brain) were removed for metastatic evaluation. Results There were no statistical differences in overall metastasis classification and individual organ metastases among all groups (P > 0.05). The tumor growth rate only showed inhibition on the 5th day (P < 0.01). The survival time did not demonstrate any significant difference between UTMD and chemotherapy only (P > 0.05). Conclusions UTMD using long-pulse DUS with commercial microbubbles did not pose a risk of metastasis enhancement in DOX chemotherapy.

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