Abstract #0269

Longitudinal quantitative MRI detects heterogeneity in response to radiation therapy within prostate cancer

Yu-Feng Wang^1,2,3, Sirisha Tadimalla^1,2, Lois Holloway^1,3,4, Niluja Thiruthaneeswaran², Sandra Turner², Mark Sidhom⁴, Amy Hayden², Jarad Martin⁵, and Annette Haworth^1,2

¹Institute of Medical Physics, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia, ²Sydney West Radiation Oncology, Westmead & Blacktown Hospital, Wentworthville, NSW, Australia, ³Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW, Australia, ⁴Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia, ⁵Department of Radiation Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Synopsis

Keywords: Prostate, Quantitative Imaging, Treatment response, tumors, radiotherapy, prostate

Motivation: Tumour heterogeneity can result in a spatial variation in response to radiation. While quantitative MRI (qMRI) shows promise in monitoring treatment response in prostate cancer (PCa), there remains an untapped potential for spatial response mapping to detect radioresistant tumour sub-regions suitable for early salvage therapy.

Goal(s): To assess the feasibility of treatment response mapping in a post-radiation therapy longitudinal qMRI PCa dataset.

Approach: Longitudinal qMRI parameter maps of 16 PCa patients were analysed using voxel-wise and region of interest (ROI) approaches.

Results: Voxel-wise analysis identified heterogeneity in treatment-related changes within PCa that would otherwise be concealed in ROI-based assessments.

Impact: Voxel-wise analysis of longitudinal qMRI parameter maps can detect radiation treatment response in sub-volumes of prostate cancer. Reliable detection and localisation of early treatment response provides an opportunity for adaptive or salvage therapies of treatment-resistant tumours.

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