Monitoring vascular normalization induced by antiangiogenic treatment with 18F-fluoromisonidazole-PET

Rationalization of antiangiogenics requires biomarkers. Vascular re-normalization is one widely accepted mechanism of action for this drug class. The interstitium of tumors with abnormal vasculature is hypoxic. We sought to track vascular normalization with 18F-misonidazole ([18F]-FMISO, a probe that detects hypoxia) PET, in response to window-of-opportunity (WoO) treatment with the antiangiogenic dovitinib.

Source: Molecular Oncology - December 21, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Elena Hernández-Agudo, Tamara Mondejar, Maria Luisa Soto-Montenegro, Diego Megías, Silvana Mouron, Jesus Sanchez, Manuel Hidalgo, Pedro Pablo Lopez-Casas, Francisca Mulero, Manuel Desco, Miguel Quintela-Fandino Source Type: research