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Evaluating the Accuracy of FUCCI Cell Cycle In Vivo Fluorescent Imaging to Assess Tumor Proliferation in Preclinical Oncology Models

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MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGY
卷 24, 期 6, 页码 898-908

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11307-022-01739-9

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Molecular imaging; Breast cancer; TNBC; Cell cycle; Proliferative cell imaging; [F-18]-FLT PET; CT; Drug screening

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  1. American Cancer Society [RSG-18-006-01-CCE]
  2. National Cancer Institute [R01CA24058]
  3. O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB's preclinical shared imaging facility [NIH P30CA013148]

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This study evaluates the accuracy of the FUCCI system compared to [F-18]-FLT PET/CT and histology, and explores its potential application for assessing cancer cell proliferation.
Purpose The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of the fluorescence ubiquitination cell cycle indicator (FUCCI) system with fluorescence in vivo imaging compared to 3 '-deoxy-3 '-[F-18]fluorothymidine ([F-18]-FLT) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and biological validation through histology. Imaging with [F-18]-FLT PET/CT can be used to noninvasively assess cancer cell proliferation and has been utilized in both preclinical and clinical studies. However, a cost-effective and straightforward method for in vivo, cell cycle targeted cancer drug screening is needed prior to moving towards translational imaging methods such as PET/CT. Procedures In this study, fluorescent MDA-MB-231-FUCCI tumor growth was monitored weekly with caliper measurements and fluorescent imaging. Seven weeks post-injection, [F-18]-FLT PET/CT was performed with a preclinical PET/CT, and tumors samples were harvested for histological analysis. Results RFP fluorescent signal significantly correlated with tumor volume (r = 0.8153, p < 0.0001). Cell proliferation measured by GFP fluorescent imaging was correlated with tumor growth rate (r = 0.6497, p < 0.001). Also, GFP(+) cells and [F-18]-FLT regions of high uptake were both spatially located in the tumor borders, indicating that the FUCCI-IVIS method may provide an accurate assessment of tumor heterogeneity of cell proliferation. The quantification of total GFP signal was correlated with the sum of tumor [F-18]-FLT standard uptake value (SUV) (r = 0.5361, p = 0.0724). Finally, histological analysis confirmed viable cells in the tumor and the correlation of GFP + and Ki67 + cells (r = 0.6368, p = 0.0477). Conclusion Fluorescent imaging of the cell cycle provides a noninvasive accurate depiction of tumor progression and response to therapy, which may benefit in vivo testing of novel cancer therapeutics that target the cell cycle.

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