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New devices and techniques
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Perfusion-guided endovascular super-selective intra-arterial infusion for treatment of malignant brain tumors
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  1. Stephen R Chen1,
  2. Melissa M Chen2,
  3. Chibawanye Ene3,
  4. Frederick F Lang3,
  5. Peter Kan4
  1. 1 Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  2. 2 Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  3. 3 Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  4. 4 Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Peter Kan, Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA; ptkan{at}utmb.edu

Abstract

Background Survival for glioblastoma remains very poor despite decades of research, with a 5-year survival of only 5%. The technological improvements that have revolutionized treatment of ischemic stroke and brain aneurysms have great potential in providing more precise and selective delivery of cancer therapeutic agents to brain tumors.

Methods We describe for the first time the use of perfusion guidance to enhance the precision of endovascular super-selective intra-arterial (ESIA) infusions of mesenchymal stem cells loaded with Delta-24 (MSC-D24) in the treatment of glioblastoma (NCT 03896568).

Results MRI imaging, which best defines the location of the tumor, is co-registered and fused with the patient’s position using cone beam CT, resulting in optimal vessel selection and confirmation of targeted delivery through volumetric perfusion imaging.

Conclusions This technique of perfusion guided-ESIA injections (PG-ESIA) enhances our ability to perform targeted super-selective delivery of therapeutic agents for brain tumors.

  • angiography
  • brain
  • intervention
  • neoplasm
  • tumor

https://doi.org/10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-018190

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    • Contributors SRC, PK and FFL conceived the study. SRC, MMC and PK analyzed the data. SRC, PK and CE wrote the paper.

    • Funding This study was supported by the National Cancer Institute (1R01CA214749, 1R01CA247970 P30CA016672 and 2P50CA127001), The University of Texas MD Anderson Moon Shots ProgramTM, The Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer Research, The Elias Family Fund, The Priscila and Jason Hiley Fund, The Baumann Family/Curefest Fund, The Jim and Pam Harris Fund, The Gene Pennebaker Brain Cancer Fund, The Schneider Memorial Cancer Research Fund, The Sweet Family Cancer Research Fund, The Dr Marnie Rose Foundation, The Gold Family Memorial Fund, and The Sorenson Foundation (all to FFL).

    • Competing interests SRC has received consulting fees. FFL is a patent holder and grant recipient. PK is on the editorial board of JNIS.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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