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Perfusion MRI as the predictive/prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarkers in recurrent malignant glioma treated with bevacizumab: a systematic review and a time-to-event meta-analysis

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This study aims to evaluate the value of perfusion MRI as a predictive/prognostic biomarker and a pharmacodynamic biomarker in patients with recurrent glioma treated with a bevacizumab-based regimen. We identified thirteen literature reports that investigated dynamic susceptibility-contrast (DSC) MRI or dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI for predicting the patient outcome and analyzing the anti-angiogenic effect of bevacizumab by performing a systematic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE. The relative cerebral volume (rCBV) of DSC-MRI is currently the most common perfusion MRI parameter used as a predictive/prognostic biomarker. Pooled hazard ratios between responders and non-responders, as determined by rCBV, were 0.46 (95 % CI 0.28–0.76) for progression-free survival from five articles with a total 226 patients and 0.47 (95 % CI 0.29–0.76) for overall survival from six articles with a total 247 patients, and thus indicating that rCBV is helpful for predicting disease progression and the eventual outcome after treatment. Regarding the pharmacodynamic value of perfusion MRI parameters derived from either DSC-MRI or DCE-MRI, most perfusion MRI parameters (rCBV, Ktrans, CBVmax, Kpsmax, fpv, Ve and Kep) demonstrated a consistent decrease on the follow-up MRI after treatment, indicating that perfusion MRI may be helpful for evaluating the anti-angiogenic effect of a bevacizumab-based treatment regimen. However, the lack of standardization of imaging acquisition and analysis techniques for various perfusion MRI parameters needs to be resolved in the future. Despite these unsolved issues, the current evidence favoring the use of perfusion MRI as a predictive/prognostic or pharmacodynamic biomarker should be considered in patients with glioma treated using a bevacizumab-based regimen.

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Kim KW has received research a Grant (No. 2014-0351) from the Asan Institute for Life Sciences of Asan Medical Center and a Grant (No. 2014R1A1A1006823) from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning. The other authors have no conflict of interest.

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Choi, S.H., Jung, S.C., Kim, K.W. et al. Perfusion MRI as the predictive/prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarkers in recurrent malignant glioma treated with bevacizumab: a systematic review and a time-to-event meta-analysis. J Neurooncol 128, 185–194 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-016-2102-4

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