Distinguishing Tumor Admixed in a Radiation Necrosis (RN) Background: 1H and 2H MR With a Novel Mouse Brain-Tumor/RN Model

X Ge, KH Song, JA Engelbach, L Yuan, F Gao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Distinguishing radiation necrosis (RN) from recurrent tumor remains a vexing
clinical problem with important health-care consequences for neuro-oncology patients …

Determinants of cerebral radionecrosis in animal models: A systematic review

S Al-Rubaiey, C Senger, J Bukatz, K Krantchev… - Radiotherapy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Radionecrosis is a common complication in radiation oncology, while
mechanisms and risk factors have yet to be fully explored. We therefore conducted a …

A gamma-knife-enabled mouse model of cerebral single-hemisphere delayed radiation necrosis

X Jiang, L Yuan, JA Engelbach, J Cates… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To develop a Gamma Knife-based mouse model of late time-to-onset, cerebral
radiation necrosis (RN) with serial evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and …

Diffusion MRI monitoring of specific structures in the irradiated rat brain

J Constanzo, M Dumont, R Lebel… - Magnetic resonance …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The analysis of biological and mesoscopic structures properties by diffusion MRI
(dMRI) in brain after radiation therapy remains challenging. In our study, we described the …

Irradiation-modulated murine brain microenvironment enhances GL261-tumor growth and inhibits Anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy

JR Garbow, TM Johanns, X Ge, JA Engelbach… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Clinical evidence suggests radiation induces changes in the brain
microenvironment that affect subsequent response to treatment. This study investigates the …

The effect of radiation dose on the onset and progression of radiation-induced brain necrosis in the rat model

BA Hartl, HSW Ma, KS Hansen, J Perks… - … journal of radiation …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To provide a comprehensive understanding of how the selection of radiation dose
affects the temporal and spatial progression of radiation-induced necrosis in the rat model …

Can anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody reverse radiation necrosis? A preclinical investigation

C Duan, CJ Perez-Torres, L Yuan, JA Engelbach… - Journal of neuro …, 2017 - Springer
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) antibodies are a promising new
treatment for late time-to-onset radiation-induced necrosis (RN). We sought to evaluate and …

Experimental Scedosporiosis Induces Cerebral Oedema Associated with Abscess regarding Aquaporin‐4 and Nrf‐2 Depletions

S Ampawong, N Luplertlop - BioMed Research International, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral involvement especially brain abscess is life‐threatening complication and major
cause of death during Scedosporium apiospermum infection. However, little is known about …

Understanding the continuum of radionecrosis and vascular disorders in the brain following gamma knife irradiation: An MRI study

J Constanzo, L Masson‐Côté… - Magnetic resonance …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The radiation dose delivered to brain tumors is limited by the possibility to induce
vascular damage and necrosis in surrounding healthy tissue. In the present study, we …

Specificity of vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for radiation necrosis

CJ Perez-Torres, L Yuan, RE Schmidt, KM Rich… - Radiotherapy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently, radiation induced necrosis in the brain has been treated using bevacizumab, an
anti-VEGF antibody. We validated the VEGF specificity by comparing the therapeutic efficacy …