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LARYNGOSCOPE
Volume 116, Issue 9, Pages 1636-1641Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000232513.19873.da
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- NCI NIH HHS [P30 CA13148] Funding Source: Medline
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Purpose: To determine whether Cy5.5-labeled antiepidermal growth factor (EGFR) antibody could be used to detect head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) xenografts in vivo. Methods: AntiEGFR antibody (cetuximab) was labeled with Cy5.5, a fluorophore with emission in the near infrared range. The cetuximab-Cy5.5 conjugate was systemically administered in subtherapeutic doses (50 mu g) to mice bearing orthotopically xenografted HNSCC cell lines (SCC1, CAL27, and FaDu). As a control, isotype-matched human immunoglobulin (Ig)G1k antibody labeled with Cy5.5 was systemically injected in parallel experiments. All tumor regions (n = 6) were imaged by fluorescent stereomicroscopy at 0, 6, 24, 48, or 72 hours. Tumor size was measured by high-frequency ultrasonography at 72 hours. Transcervical partial and near-total resections were then performed with stereomicroscopic imaging after each resection. The mandible and associated structures were then resected, paraffin embedded, and then serial sectioned for analysis. Results: Tumors could be clearly visualized by near infrared fluorescent stereomicroscopy at 48 and 72 hours after systemic administration of cetuximab-Cy5.5 but not after administration with the labeled isotype control antibody, IgG1k-Cy5.5. Ultrasound measurement of tumors (n = 5) correlated with fluorescent measurements of tumor (Spearman's coefficient, 0.92, P <= .01). When fluorescent stereomicroscopic findings were correlated with histologic findings in near-total resections, this technique could accurately identify residual tumor less than 1 mm in size. Conclusion: Fluorescent immunoguided neoplasm detection may be used as a diagnostic tool and to guide surgical therapy by providing real-time imaging information about the extent of disease or the presence of residual disease.
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