Angiogenesis in non-small cell lung cancer: imaging with perfusion computed tomography

J Thorac Imaging. 2010 May;25(2):142-50. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181d29ccf.

Abstract

Manipulation of tumor vasculature has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Bevacizumab has been licensed for first-line therapy in combination with standard chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC, whereas inhibitors of platelet-derived growth factor receptors and other tyrosine kinases are currently in clinical trials for the treatment of advanced NSCLC. Perfusion computed tomography is a promising biomarker in NSCLC. As a measure of tumor perfusion and angiogenesis, perfusion computed tomography may provide invaluable pharmacodynamic information in early-phase clinical trials, monitor the vascular effects of antiangiogenic or vascular-targeting drug treatment, and provide prognostic and predictive information. Current volumetric techniques, affording a coverage of up to 28 cm, permit clinically relevant, high-quality, whole tumor evaluation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Contrast Media
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / drug therapy
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / pathology
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Contrast Media