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Value of dynamic contrast perfusion MRI to predict early response to bevacizumab in newly diagnosed glioblastoma: results from ACRIN 6686 multicenter trial

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Schmainda, Kathleen M, Prah, Melissa A, Marques, Helga, Kim, Eunhee, Barboriak, Daniel P, Boxerman, Jerrold L·2021·Neuro-Oncology

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Background: In Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0825, a phase III trial of standard therapy with bevacizumab or without (placebo) in newly diagnosed glioblastoma, 44 patients underwent dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) and/or dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI in the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) trial 6686. The association between early changes in relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and volume transfer constant (Ktrans) with overall survival (OS) was evaluated. Methods: MRI was performed at postop baseline (S0), immediately before (S1), 1 day after (S2), and 7 weeks after (S3) bevacizumab or placebo initiation. Mean normalized and standardized rCBV (nRCBV, sRCBV) and Ktrans were measured within contrast-enhancing lesion. Wilcoxon rank sum tests compared parameter changes from S1–S2 and S1–S3. Association with OS and progression-free survival (PFS) were determined using Kaplan–Meier and log-rank tests. Treatment response for groups stratified by pretreatment nRCBV (S0, S1) was explored. The intraclass correlation coefficient and repeatability coefficient for the placebo arm (S1–S2) were used to assess repeatability. Results: Evaluable were 27–36 datasets per time point. Significant differences between treatment arms were found for changes in nRCBV and sRCBV from S1–S2 and S1–S3, and in Ktrans for S1–S3. Improved PFS (P = 0.05) but not OS (P = 0.46) was observed. High pretreatment rCBV predicted improved OS for bevacizumab-treated patients. Based on the intraclass correlation coefficient, sRCBV (0.92) was more repeatable than nRCBV (0.71) and Ktrans (0.75), consistent with repeatability coefficient values. Conclusions: Bevacizumab significantly changes rCBV but not Ktrans as early as 1 day posttreatment in newly diagnosed glioblastoma unrelated to outcomes. Improvements in clinical trial design to maximize rCBV benefit are indicated.

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Authors
Schmainda, K. M., Prah, M. A., Marques, H., Kim, E., Barboriak, D. P., & Boxerman, J. L.
Affiliations
  • Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
  • Brown University (US)
  • Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Schmainda, Kathleen M
Venue
Neuro-Oncology
Published
2020-07-17
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
314-323
ISSN
  • 1522-8517 (ISSN-L)
  • 1523-5866
OpenAlex
W3043182175
Cited by
28
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
FWCI
2.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuro-Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (U10CA180820, U10CA180794, U01 CA176110, R01CA082500)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
glioblastoma, bevacizumab, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, relative cerebral blood volume, Ktrans, treatment response prediction, overall survival, progression-free survival
MeSH terms
Bevacizumab, Brain Neoplasms, Contrast Media, Glioblastoma, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Perfusion

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