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Interstitial photodynamic therapy and glioblastoma: Light fractionation in a preclinical model

2/15/2017

 
Leroy H-A, Vermandel M, Vignion-Dewalle A-S, Leroux B, Maurage C-A, Duhamel A, Mordon S, Reyns N
Interstitial photodynamic therapy and glioblastoma: Light fractionation in a preclinical model
Lasers Surg. Med., 2016

Abstract

Background
Glioblastoma is a high-grade cerebral tumor with local recurrence and poor outcome. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a localized treatment based on the light activation of a photosensitizer (PS) in the presence of oxygen, which results in the formation of cytotoxic species. The delivery of fractionated light may enhance treatment efficacy by reoxygenating tissues.

Objective
To evaluate the efficiency of two light-fractionation schemes using immunohistological data.

Materials and Methods
Human U87 cells were grafted into the right putamen of 39 nude rats. After PS precursor intake (5-ALA), an optic fiber was introduced into the tumor. The rats were randomly divided into three groups: without light, with light split into 2 fractions and with light split into 5 fractions. Treatment effects were assessed using brain immunohistology.

Results
Fractionated treatments induced intratumoral necrosis (P < 0.001) and peritumoral edema (P = 0.009) associated with a macrophagic infiltration (P = 0.006). The ratio of apoptotic cells was higher in the 5-fraction group than in either the sham (P = 0.024) or 2-fraction group (P = 0.01). Peripheral vascularization increased after treatment (P = 0.017), and these likely new vessels were more frequently observed in the 5-fraction group (P = 0.028).

Conclusion
Interstitial PDT with fractionated light resulted in specific tumoral lesions. The 5-fraction scheme induced more apoptosis but led to greater peripheral neovascularization. Lasers Surg. Med. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22620

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