e0142190. The protocol was approved by the Hungarian Animal Experimental Research Ethics Council (llatksrleti Tudomnyos Etikai Tancs, ATET), Permit Number: 22.1/1159/3/2010. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. Tumors should also be placed so that the tumor peak is near the center of the mask and is not highly inclined. Med. Careers. The effectiveness of bevacizumab administration was examined by statistical analysis. Cancer 60, 765771 (1987). The other eight tumors exhibit forms that cannot be compared to a perfect ellipsoid. The advantage of this model is that there is no need to approximate tumor height (which could result in error). Yes The produced images were converted to NIfTI (Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative) format, which is suitable for image processing. contracts here. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190.g002. It then segments the tumor boundary (red area surrounded by the yellow boundary in Figure 12.) Tumor volume determined by microCT, 18 F-FDG-PET and external caliper Tumor volume measured by microCT, PET and caliper all correlated (P < 0.001) with reference volume (figure 1).MicroCT versus reference volume (n = 20) had the best fit of line y = 1.01 0.04x - 6.1 6.3 (R 2 = 0.97; p < 0.001). A standard deviation of 0% is almost impossible in real life, but a smaller standard deviation is generally favorable. Figure 14. The volume above the red area is not occupied by the tumor, as seen in Figure 8. The R2 value for the scanner is 0.99, as opposed to that for the caliper being 0.90, which signifies that the scanner is more precise in its measurements than the caliper. 2. These together with the tumor shape and all obtained data can easily be traced and consulted afterwards. The tumor volume calculation was executed using the formula V = (W2 L)/2 for caliper measurements, where V is tumor volume, W is tumor width, and L is tumor length . Figure 15. Results from a vaccine trial from AstraZeneca. Determining tumor volume is a useful and quantitative way to monitor tumor progression. In the case2 group, one mouse died on the 8th day, before the therapy (bevacizumab administration) started. Hence, the first step has to be the vasculature normalization with the reconstruction of the balance of pro- and antiangiogenic factors. We compared tumor volumes estimated in vivo by BLI and FLI, to those calculated by caliper measurements and found a good correlation between these two techniques (Figure 4). Front Chem. Orthotopic xenograft tumor models, which are more difficult to establish, are close to the clinical behavior of malignant tumors in terms of location of the primary tumor site, the tumor progression, the tumor micro-environment, cell migration and metastasis [1 . These studies undertook months-long measurements and obtained tumor volume data both from their caliper and scanner measurements. Read the article on why you should not use calipers! You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. Department of Control Engineering and Information Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, Affiliation Measurement by Caliper In order to estimate tumor volume by external caliper, the greatest longitudinal diameter (length) and the Kubatka, P. et al. Almost 90% of the establishments that make tumor volume measurements using calipers use a modified version of the ellipsoid formula, under the incorrect assumption that a tumor is always a perfect ellipsoid. The majority of debate over Avastin is about breast cancer because, in 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked the approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment in the absence of decisive therapeutic benefit; however, several clinical trials suggested that Avastin can be effective in breast cancer treatment [6, 7]. the tumor volume are made using digital calipers, and bio logical activity is quantified via the assessment of changes in tumor volume between treated and control mice. Evaluated the accuracy of common four formulas given in the literature to estimate xenograft tumor volumes based on manual caliper measurements and proposed formula (0,45 L*W*H) could estimate tumor volumes as good as prolate ellipsoid formula. When tumor cells become able to produce proangiogenic factors (the process is called as angiogenic switch), it will result in abnormal and inefficient vascular network (with high vascular permeability and poor perfusion) due to the hurried process of vessel formation. PubMedGoogle Scholar. Jensen, M.M., Jrgensen, J.T., Binderup, T. & Kjr, A. Tumor volume in subcutaneous mouse xenografts measured by microCT is more accurate and reproducible than determined by 18F-FDG-microPET or external caliper. After fixing in methanol, rat anti-mouse CD31 antibody (1:50, 550274 BD PHARMINGEN) was applied as primer antibody, and FITC conjugated anti-rat CD31 antibody (1:100, Jackson Immunoresearch, 712-095-150) was applied on the slides as secondary antibody. Even though, now, the formula is calculated in an Excel spreadsheet where can be defined as a function, pi(), almost in all cases, in the volume formula is defined as 3.0. Small MRI measurements were done in the Preclinical Imaging Center of Gedeon Richter Plc. Figure 17. Usage of this formula to calculate tumor volume from length and width values resulted in much more precise approximation of the MRI-measured tumor volume than protocol-based calculation. Tumor measurement by TumorImager-2TM. In this phase, three groups were created. & Wieder, H. Monitoring chemotherapy and radiotherapy of solid tumors. Res. 29 September 2022, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Tumor morphology was investigated using standard Haematoxylin Eosin staining on the samples stored in formalin. @0u !7oyc5/Ck 2022 Dec 5;10:998013. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2022.998013. In one trial, 208 tumors were measured, and 98.94% of those tumors exhibited much smaller heights than widths. Med. National Library of Medicine Additionally, we explore the impact of six different tumour . calculate an average volume based on two extreme segmentations; one including most of the border, and one excluding it. Most of the operators in these studies were highly experienced in caliper measurements, but they only had one day of training in scanner measurements. Thank you for visiting nature.com. Repetitive non-typhoidal Salmonella exposure is an environmental risk factor for colon cancer and tumor growth. Lab Animal A solution to these problems is the TumorImagerTM scanner. In the case of HT-29 adenocarcinoma, the daily treatment with one-twelfth total dose resulted in significantly smaller tumors than the protocol-based treatment (p = 0.038). Numerical result can be found in Table 2, and Fig 5 presents graphical results. Using the mathematical model, different dosage algorithms can be designed for antiangiogenic cancer therapy [1619]. In the case of C38 adenocarcinoma, protocol-based treatment did not result in significantly smaller tumor volume compared to the no treatment group; however, there was a significant difference between untreated mice and mice who received quasi-continuous therapy (p = 0.002). & Hafstrm, L. Estimation of liver tumor volume using different formulasan experimental study in rats. (8) The significant difference between quasi-continuous therapy (Phase III/3 case group) and tumor growth without treatment (Phase I) was proved with statistical analysis as well. We have found in our previous study [32] that measurements without contrast agents resulted in high quality images, where tumor can be circumscribed precisely, thus the usage of contrast is unnecessary. Would you like email updates of new search results? Estimation of rat mammary tumor volume using caliper and ultrasonography measurements. 01 July 2022. J Clin Oncol. In Phase I, tumor growth was investigated without antiangiogenic therapy for 24 days (mice were sacrificed when the tumor reached a lethal size). PubMed Considering the possibility of precise tumor volume determination and the effective quasi-continuous drug administration, it opens a new treatment choice based on closed-loop control. Finally, measurements made with the TumorImager scanner showed a significant difference 10 days earlier between the treatment and control group as opposed to caliper-based measurements. Kim DK, Synn CB, Yang SM, Kang S, Baek S, Oh SW, Lee GJ, Kang HW, Lee YS, Park JS, Kim JH, Byeon Y, Kim YS, Lee DJ, Kim HW, Park JD, Lee SS, Lee JY, Lee JB, Kim CG, Hong MH, Lim SM, Kim HR, Pyo KH, Cho BC. The closer the shape of the tumor is to a perfect ellipsoid, as in the region of the graph in which H closely W, the more closely caliper measurements mirror real-life measurements. Tumor Volume Formula for Caliper Measurements, 3. No mice died during the experiment, therefore 5 mice from the control group, and 9 mice from the case group were sacrificed on the 23rd day. Levenes test showed that the sample variances are equal (p = 0.108). Lee, J., Koh, D. & Ong, C.N. 26 December 2022, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology <> In Phase IV, control group contained 5 mice, case1 group contained 10 mice, and case2 group contained 10 mice as well. One can find datasets in Table 3. Then we calculated the Coefficient of Variance between such measurements for both measurements to compare average inter-operator differences. McPhail, L.D. . This approach presents an alternative to calipers which, although cheap, fast, and easy to use, introduce many biases for tumor volume estimation. Ultrasonographic, thermographic and histologic evaluation of MNU-induced mammary tumors in female Sprague-Dawley rats. The obtained data include height and topography changes. In Phase IV, the caliper measurement days were the 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 22nd and 23rd days. The .gov means its official. We found out that due to this unmeasured part, the dissected tumor volumes were about 6% larger than the scan results. However, it has to be taken into consideration that in several cases using antiangiogenic therapy, tumor shape is irregular (berry-shaped). No, PLOS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, #C2354500, based in San Francisco, California, US, Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190, http://www.gene.com/download/pdf/avastin_prescribing.pdf, http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/EPAR_-_Scientific_Discussion/human/000582/WC500029262.pdf, http://www.protocol-online.org/prot/Protocols/Xenograft-Tumor-Model-Protocol-3810.html, http://www.targeson.com/sites/default/files/content/pages/pdfs/tail_vein_protocol_2012_0.pdf. PLoS ONE 10(11): We also compared the tumor volumes measured by calipers to compare them with the scanner measurements. Comparison of clinical assessment, mammography and ultrasound in pre-operative estimation of primary breast-cancer size: a practical approach. et al. . A study[4] (Figure 5.) eCollection 2022. van Elsland DM, Duijster JW, Zhang J, Stvenin V, Zhang Y, Zha L, Xia Y, Franz E, Sun J, Mughini-Gras L, Neefjes J. Before Yes Google Scholar. Effects of tamoxifen and melatonin on mammary gland cancer induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea and by 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene, respectively, in female Sprague-Dawley rats. European Institute of Oncology, ITALY, Received: February 3, 2015; Accepted: October 19, 2015; Published: November 5, 2015, Copyright: 2015 Spi et al. Verma, R. et al. In order to estimate tumor volume by external caliper, the greatest longitudinal diameter (length) and the greatest transverse diameter (width) were determined while mice were scruffed and conscious. Statistical evaluations of agreement between two methods for measuring a quantitative variable. To obtain Below, we present the results of some sample studies in which independent companies doing pharmaceutical, biotech, and cancer research organizations made trial runs to assess the new 3D technology and compare them with their standard caliper measurements. Figure 8. This problem can be explained by our observation, namely tumors which were grown without therapy have more symmetric and solid closed shape, in contrast to tumors which were grown under antiangiogenic therapy. For both one has to have the ease of hand and get used to manipulation of the instrument. Tumor volumes ranged from 0.5 cc to 187.9 cc, with a median of 21.8 cc. A patented algorithm running in the TumorManagerTM program calculates the tumor volume by creating a 3D surface map of the tumor (red-colored surface in Figure 12.). Timing wise both methods perform the same. The first measurement in Phase I occurred on the 5th day; in Phase III/3, it occurred on the 4th day. Evaluation of prostate volume by transabdominal ultrasonography with modified ellipsoid formula at different stages of benign prostatic hyperplasia. In Phase II, the toxicology investigation of the applied angiogenic inhibitor (bevacizumab) was performed; there was no tumor implantation into mice in this phase. J. Urol. Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trs-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, Ana Faustino-Rocha, Jacinta Pinho-Oliveira, Catarina Teixeira-Guedes& Ruben Soares-Maia, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Animal and Veterinary Research Centre, University of Trs-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, Paula A. Oliveira, Bruno Colao, Maria Joo Pires& Jorge Colao, Laboratory for Process, Environmental and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisboa, Portugal, Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry of Natural Products and Agrifood, Mass Spectrometry Center, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences, University of Trs-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, You can also search for this author in A direct 3D volume capture instrument, such as the TM900, will make a stereographic image of the tumor and reconstruct the tumor topography and shape. Caliper Measurement. In Phase III, we have investigated C38 colon adenocarcinoma growth with bevacizumab therapy. 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