Crister Ceberg
Professor
Long-term anti-tumor effects following both conventional radiotherapy and FLASH in fully immunocompetent animals with glioblastoma
Författare
Summary, in English
Radiotherapy can induce an immunological response. One limiting factor is side effects on normal tissue. Using FLASH radiotherapy, side effects could possibly be reduced. The efficacy of FLASH in relation to conventional radiotherapy (CONV-RT) has not been extensively explored in fully immunocompetent animals. Fully immunocompetent Fischer 344 rats were inoculated with NS1 glioblastoma cells subcutaneously or intracranially. Radiotherapy was delivered with FLASH or CONV-RT at 8 Gy × 2 (subcutaneous tumors) and 12.5 Gy × 2 (intracranial tumors). Cured animals were re-challenged in order to explore long-term anti-tumor immunity. Serum analytes and gene expression were explored. The majority of animals with subcutaneous tumors were cured when treated with FLASH or CONV-RT at 8 Gy × 2. Cured animals could reject tumor re-challenge. TIMP-1 in serum was reduced in animals treated with FLASH 8 Gy × 2 compared to control animals. Animals with intracranial tumors survived longer when treated with FLASH or CONV-RT at 12.5 Gy × 2, but cure was not reached. CONV-RT and FLASH were equally effective in fully immunocompetent animals with glioblastoma. Radiotherapy was highly efficient in the subcutaneous setting, leading to cure and long-term immunity in the majority of the animals.
Avdelning/ar
- Neurokirurgi
- Rausinglaboratoriet i Lund - Tumörsektionen
- Radiotherapy Physics
- Human neural utvecklingsbiologi
Publiceringsår
2022-07-19
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
12285-12285
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Scientific Reports
Volym
12
Issue
1
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Nature Publishing Group
Ämne
- Cancer and Oncology
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
Nyckelord
- Animals
- Brain Neoplasms/etiology
- Glioblastoma/etiology
- Radiotherapy/adverse effects
- Radiotherapy Dosage
- Rats
Aktiv
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Rausing laboratory of Lund - Tumor section
- Radiotherapy Physics
- Human Neural Developmental Biology
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 2045-2322