title: Bone targeted bipolar cooled radiofrequency ablation in a VX-2 rabbit femoral carcinoma model.
abstract: To determine the effect of bipolar cooled radiofrequency ablation (BCRF) on bone and tumour in a lapine pathologic femoral model. Under institutional approval, twelve New Zealand white rabbits received a single femoral injection of VX2 carcinoma cells (day 0). The rabbit femora, (n = 24), were block-randomized into four experimental groups: tumour-bearing radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treated, healthy bone RFA treated, tumour-bearing shams and healthy bone shams (n = 6 per group). 15 min of thermally regulated (65 °C) BCRF was applied at day 14. Pre- and post-treatment MR imaging was performed and repeated at day 28 prior to euthanasia. Histologic evaluation was used to determine treatment effect on tumour and bone tissue. A thirteenth injected rabbit served as a histologic control (no BCRF electrode placement). Large volumes (12.9 ± 5.5 cm(3)) of thermal ablation were achieved. An eight-fold reduction in tumour growth resulted in RFA treated animals compared to tumour-bearing sham controls (p < 0.001). Osteolysis was controlled in the tumour-treated group. Therapeutic effects were best imaged using MR contrast-enhanced SPoiled Gradient Recalled (SPGR) sequences. Osteoclasts and osteoblasts were observed to be sensitive to BCRF but osteocytes were more resilient. A small number of tumour cells within BCRF treated regions appeared viable post treatment. New bone formation was stimulated in the periphery of the targeted BCRF treatment zone. Structurally large VX2 tumour volumes within bone were successfully ablated with BCRF, stimulating new bone formation in the treatment periphery, although viable appearing osteocytes and tumour cells were observed in some treated regions.
authors: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, padina.pezeshki@utoronto.ca.
authors: Padina S
authors: PS
authors: Pezeshki
authors: Margarete K
authors: MK
authors: Akens
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Gofeld
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Woo
authors: Cari M
authors: CM
authors: Whyne
authors: Albert J M
authors: AJ
authors: Yee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000473:pathology; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000473:pathology; D010012:Osteogenesis; D010014:Osteolysis; D011817:Rabbits
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