Summary of tumor volumes and imaging parameters.

PurposeTo investigate the treatment efficacy of intra-arterial (IA) trastuzumab treatment using multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a human breast cancer xenograft model.Materials and methodsHuman breast cancer cells (BT474) were stereotaxically injected into the brains of nude mice to obtain a xenograft model. The mice were divided into four groups and subjected to different treatments (IA treatment [IA-T], intravenous treatment [IV-T], IA saline injection [IA-S], and the sham control group). MRI was performed before and at 7 and 14 d after treatment to assess the efficacy of the treatment. The tumor volume, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI parameters (Ktrans, Kep, Ve, and Vp) were measured.ResultsTumor volumes in the IA-T group at 14 d after treatment were significantly lower than those in the IV-T group (13.1 mm3 [interquartile range 8.48–16.05] vs. 25.69 mm3 [IQR 20.39–30.29], p = 0.005), control group (IA-S, 33.83 mm3 [IQR 32.00–36.30], p3 [IQR 26.60–48.26], p 3 [IQR 20.39–30.29] vs. 39.71 mm3 [IQR 26.60–48.26], p = 0.27); there was no significant change in the MRI parameters.ConclusionIA treatment with trastuzumab potentially affects the early response to treatment, including decreased tumor growth and decrease of Ktrans, in a preclinical brain tumor model.