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Abstract #1493

MRI assessment of abscopal effect enhanced by immune checkpoint blockade

Kota Yamashita1, Kazumasa Horie1, Kazutoshi Yamamoto1, Jeffery R. Brender1, Nallathamby Devasahayam1, Murali C. Krishna1, and Shun Kishimoto1
1National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Cancer, DSC & DCE Perfusion

Radiation therapy (RT) on primary tumor rarely induces regression of non-irradiated metastatic lesions (abscopal effect), which is reported to be enhanced by immune-checkpoint blockade. In this study, we examined the physiological changes induced by abscopal effect using MRI-based imaging modalities such as EPR oximetry, DCE MRI, and 13C DNP MRI. Hypoxic fraction < 10 mmHg (HF10), permeability, perfusion, and CD8+ T cell infiltration in metastatic tumor increased after the combination of RT and PD-1 blockade. Interestingly, higher permeability/perfusion and lower HF10 in primary tumor before the treatment were associated with slower growth of the metastatic tumor after the treatment.

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