岳新建
(河南省周口市第二人民醫(yī)院放射科,河南 周口 466000)
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DWI對(duì)晚期肝細(xì)胞肝癌患者分子靶向藥物治療的療效評(píng)估
岳新建
(河南省周口市第二人民醫(yī)院放射科,河南 周口 466000)
目的:探討DWI評(píng)估晚期肝細(xì)胞肝癌患者分子靶向藥物治療療效的價(jià)值。方法:選擇我院2013年1月至2014年12月收治的行分子靶向藥物治療的晚期肝細(xì)胞癌患者12例。依據(jù)治療效果分為A組(有治療反應(yīng)組)5例和B組(無治療反應(yīng)組)7例。對(duì)2組治療前后病灶最大徑和ADC值進(jìn)行觀察,并進(jìn)行統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)分析。結(jié)果:治療后,A組病灶在MRI T1WI和T2WI信號(hào)增大,DWI信號(hào)無明顯變化;B組病灶的T1WI、T2WI、DWI信號(hào)均無明顯變化。與B組比較,A組治療前及治療后病灶的最大徑均偏大(均P<0.05)。A組治療前后ADC值明顯變化,而B組ADC值變化不明顯(P>0.05)。治療前,A組病灶最大徑與ADC值(b=500 s/mm2)呈正相關(guān)性(r=0.556,P=0.038);B組病灶最大徑與ADC值無明顯相關(guān)性(P>0.05)。結(jié)論:DWI可及時(shí)、準(zhǔn)確評(píng)估晚期肝細(xì)胞肝癌分子靶向藥物治療的預(yù)后。
癌,肝細(xì)胞;分子靶向治療;磁共振成像,彌散
[Abstract]Objective:To investigate the value of DWI in advanced hepatocellular liver cancer treated by molecule targeted drug therapy.Methods:12 cases of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated by molecular targeted drug therapy from January 2013 to December 2014 in our hospital were selected.Based on the treatment results,patients were divided into responders group(5 cases)and non-responders(7 cases).Before and after treatment,the lesion maximum diameter and tumor apparent diffusion coefficient(ADC value)of two groups were observed and statistically analyzed.Results:MR examination:After treatment,the T1WI and T2WI signal were increased and DWI signal had no significantly change in responders group;the T1WI,T2WI,and DWI signal had no significantly change in non-responders group.The maximum lesion diameter:before and after treatment,compared with non-responders,maximum diameter of responders group was significantly larger(P<0.05).There were no significantly changes of ADC values between before and after treatment in non-responders group(P>0.05).Before treatment,the relationship between lesions maximum diameter and ADC values(b=500 s/mm2)in responders group was positively correlated(R=0.556,P=0.038),but was no significant correlated lesions in non-responders group(P>0.05).Conclusion:DWI can provide unique information features for advanced HCC treated by molecular targeted drug therapy and would be a timely and accurate potential assessment tool for prognosis.
[Key words]Carcinoma,hepatocellular;Molecular targeted therapy;Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
肝細(xì)胞肝癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)是世界第三大癌癥相關(guān)死亡因素[1-2]。當(dāng)前,分子靶向藥物治療受到廣泛重視,但分子靶向藥物不僅價(jià)格昂貴,臨床治療中還可引發(fā)一定的不良反應(yīng)。因此,及時(shí)、準(zhǔn)確的對(duì)分子靶向治療效果進(jìn)行評(píng)價(jià)具有重要意義。實(shí)體瘤的療效評(píng)估通常使用WHO或?qū)嶓w腫瘤的療效評(píng)價(jià)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)(response evaluation criteria in solid tumor,RECIST),但僅基于腫瘤形態(tài)學(xué)變化,并未考慮其他效應(yīng)[3]。分子靶向藥物在治療時(shí),腫瘤從內(nèi)部壞死,而瘤體形態(tài)變化可能不明顯。DWI對(duì)肝臟小轉(zhuǎn)移灶的檢測(cè)比T2WI敏感,其ADC值的增大與腫瘤壞死呈正相關(guān)[4-5]?;诖耍疚闹荚谔接懲砥贖CC患者分子靶向藥治療前后ADC值的變化規(guī)律,為患者的療效及預(yù)后評(píng)估提供及時(shí)、準(zhǔn)確的信息。
1.1一般資料收集2013年1月至2014年12月我院收治的晚期HCC患者(擬實(shí)施分子靶向藥物治療)12例,均為男性;年齡40~78歲,平均(60.5± 10.4)歲。5例經(jīng)既往病理確診,復(fù)發(fā)后給予肝動(dòng)脈栓塞化療后再次復(fù)發(fā);7例原發(fā)性HCC,經(jīng)穿刺活檢確診。分子靶向藥物為索拉非尼,800 mg/d,2次/d,口服。
1.2納入和排除標(biāo)準(zhǔn)納入標(biāo)準(zhǔn):①細(xì)胞學(xué)確診為肝癌;②不適合行常規(guī)治療,或常規(guī)治療后復(fù)發(fā)而給予分子靶向藥物治療;③預(yù)期存活12周以上;④可接受治療及隨訪。排除標(biāo)準(zhǔn):①無法耐受屏氣;②全身狀況差;③心功能或肝腎功能異常;④碘對(duì)比劑過敏。
1.3儀器與方法治療前1周行MRI掃描(基線),治療后1~3、6、12周行DWI掃描,并給予T1WI、T2WI掃描,定期行CT增強(qiáng)掃描。
MRI采用GE MR 1.5 T Signa Excite,以8通道相控陣線圈確保最佳SNR。患者檢查前4 h禁食禁飲,取仰臥位,掃描整個(gè)肝臟。掃描參數(shù):T1WI,行擾相梯度回波雙回波序列屏氣掃描,收集軸位圖像,TR 180.0 ms,回波2次,TE 2.3 ms(opposed-phase)/4.6 ms (in-phase),翻轉(zhuǎn)角50°,矩陣288×170,重復(fù)1次,F(xiàn)OV 30.0 cm×30.0 cm~40.0 cm×40.0 cm,層厚6.0 mm,層距1.0 mm,掃描時(shí)間17 s,層數(shù)20。FSE T2WI,行呼吸觸發(fā)掃描,收集軸位圖像,TE 102.0 ms,TR 4 500 ms,回波鏈長(zhǎng)度19,帶寬41.67 kHz,矩陣 320×192,重復(fù)2次,掃描時(shí)間114 s,層數(shù)22。DWI,行單次激發(fā)EPI屏氣掃描,TR 4 500 ms,TE最小值,帶寬62.50 kHz,矩陣128×128,重復(fù)2次,F(xiàn)OV 30 cm×30 cm~40 cm×40 cm,層厚6.0 mm,層距l(xiāng).0 mm,b值500 s/mm2、800 s/mm2,彌散梯度施加方向ALL,屏氣時(shí)間18 s,掃描時(shí)間36 s。
1.4DWI圖像后處理數(shù)據(jù)在AW 4.3工作站處理:用Functool的ADC Analysis Algorithms軟件對(duì)b值分別為500、800 s/mm2的DWI圖像進(jìn)行處理,消除圖像周圍背景噪聲,對(duì)圖像質(zhì)量、偽影、圖像匹配等進(jìn)行評(píng)估,并生成ADC參數(shù)圖;在b值為0 s/mm2的圖像上,將患者靶病灶(由2位醫(yī)師共同在患者治療前的CT和MRI圖上選擇)畫出,記錄ADC值。做連續(xù)層面的ADC值,并取平均值。
1.5觀察指標(biāo)依據(jù)患者治療效果,分為A組(有治療反應(yīng)組)5例和B組(無治療反應(yīng)組)7例。末次復(fù)查,靶病灶最大徑縮小>30%,或CT增強(qiáng)掃描見病灶壞死>75%為治療有效。觀察2組治療前后病灶T1WI、T2WI、DWI表現(xiàn)及ADC值的變化。
1.6統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)方法使用SPSS 18.0統(tǒng)計(jì)軟件對(duì)數(shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)分析,計(jì)量數(shù)據(jù)以±s表示,采用t檢驗(yàn)。相關(guān)性分析采用Pearson相關(guān)性分析。以P<0.05為差異有統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義。
2.1臨床結(jié)果可進(jìn)行影像學(xué)評(píng)估的病灶共36個(gè)(肝左葉2個(gè),右葉34個(gè)),其中有治療反應(yīng)病灶15個(gè)(5例),無反應(yīng)病灶21個(gè)(7例)。治療前MRI檢查:T1WI呈低信號(hào),T2WI呈高信號(hào);DWI為高信號(hào)。治療后,有反應(yīng)病灶的T1WI和T2WI信號(hào)增大,DWI信號(hào)無明顯變化;無反應(yīng)病灶的T1WI、T2WI、DWI信號(hào)均無明顯變化。
2.2治療前后HCC病灶最大徑變化比較(表1)治療后與B組比較,A組最大徑均明顯偏大(均P<0.05);與組內(nèi)治療前比較,2組最大徑均無明顯變化(均P>0.05)。
表1 治療前后HCC病灶最大徑變化 d/mm
2.3治療前后HCC病灶A(yù)DC值的變化比較(表2)b=500 s/mm2時(shí),A組治療前病灶A(yù)DC值顯著大于B組(P<0.05);b=800 s/mm2時(shí),A組治療前病灶A(yù)DC值與B組差異無統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義(P>0.05);A組治療前后ADC值出現(xiàn)明顯變化,而B組治療前后ADC值變化不明顯(P>0.05)。
表2 治療前后HCC病灶A(yù)DC值的變化分析×10-3mm2/s
2.4治療前病灶最大徑與ADC值的相關(guān)性比較經(jīng)Pearson相關(guān)性分析發(fā)現(xiàn):治療前,A組病灶最大徑與ADC值(b=500s/mm2)呈正相關(guān)性(P=0.038,r=0.556);A組病灶最大徑與ADC值(b=800 s/mm2)無明顯相關(guān)性(P=0.683);B組病灶最大徑與ADC值(b=500、b=800 s/mm2)無明顯相關(guān)性(P=0.372,0.605)。
DWI以其無輻射、無創(chuàng)、成像時(shí)間短、磁場(chǎng)強(qiáng)度和位置小、后處理便捷等優(yōu)點(diǎn)在臨床上備受關(guān)注,其不僅可清晰顯示解剖成像,還可定性、定量顯示細(xì)胞學(xué)及組織學(xué)功能信息,因此在惡性腫瘤的診斷、評(píng)估、監(jiān)測(cè)等方面有著廣闊的前景,是當(dāng)前臨床研究的熱點(diǎn)[6-7]。此外,DWI還可對(duì)器官功能進(jìn)行評(píng)估,有報(bào)道[8]認(rèn)為,DWI可對(duì)急性胰腺炎進(jìn)行檢測(cè)及評(píng)估,應(yīng)用優(yōu)勢(shì)巨大。
多項(xiàng)研究結(jié)果[9-12]顯示,DWI在病灶檢出方面比T2WI有優(yōu)勢(shì),肝囊腫、肝血管瘤的ADC值都明顯大于HCC和肝內(nèi)轉(zhuǎn)移瘤,可用于肝內(nèi)病灶良惡性的鑒別。HCC中低分化腫瘤的ADC值也明顯小于高分化腫瘤,可對(duì)腫瘤分化程度進(jìn)行反映。也有學(xué)者[13]發(fā)現(xiàn)相比于T2WI,DWI在發(fā)現(xiàn)HCC病灶方面并無明顯優(yōu)勢(shì),大多數(shù)中低分化HCC的DWI顯示為高信號(hào),而高分化HCC表現(xiàn)出等信號(hào),盡管HCC不同分類的DWI信號(hào)存在差異,但其ADC值無明顯差異。這也可能是由患者的個(gè)體差異及成像條件不同造成的,但也反映出DWI在HCC診斷上的特異性不高。
DWI在腫瘤療效評(píng)估上有較大優(yōu)勢(shì),可區(qū)別TACE治療后存在的壞死組織、殘留腫瘤、腫瘤復(fù)發(fā)等不同組織類型[14-15]。ADC值可作為評(píng)估腫瘤療效的潛在有效指標(biāo)。也有學(xué)者[7]發(fā)現(xiàn),TACE治療后24 h 內(nèi)ADC值無明顯變化,1~2周ADC值增大,3~4 周ADC值又減小。也有學(xué)者[16]認(rèn)為,治療1個(gè)月后,病灶A(yù)DC值增大可對(duì)3個(gè)月后腫瘤大小的變化進(jìn)行預(yù)測(cè)。
基于此,本研究對(duì)分子靶向藥物治療晚期HCC 的DWI進(jìn)行了分析,發(fā)現(xiàn)對(duì)治療有反應(yīng)患者治療前病灶的ADC值較大,提示病灶A(yù)DC值較高對(duì)治療越敏感。Pope等[17]在研究貝伐單抗治療復(fù)發(fā)性多形性膠質(zhì)瘤時(shí)也得出一致結(jié)論,發(fā)現(xiàn)ADC值低患者腫瘤進(jìn)展的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)是ADC值高患者的3倍,且無進(jìn)展的生存期縮小2.75倍。本研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)對(duì)治療有反應(yīng)患者治療前病灶直徑明顯大于無反應(yīng)患者,也說明體積較大的病灶對(duì)分子靶向治療較敏感。可能是由于體積較大的病灶,其腫瘤細(xì)胞更活躍,對(duì)血供的要求更高,分子靶向藥物可有效阻斷新生血管的生成,從而造成腫瘤細(xì)胞的壞死。在預(yù)后療效評(píng)估中,筆者發(fā)現(xiàn)治療后患者病灶A(yù)DC值有先升高后降低再升高的特點(diǎn)。原因可能為給予HCC患者索拉非尼后,早期病灶的壞死早于出血的發(fā)生,故而ADC值變大;出血現(xiàn)象一直持續(xù)并在6周左右達(dá)到頂峰,故而ADC值降低;隨后出血現(xiàn)象逐漸消失,細(xì)胞壞死更徹底,因此ADC值再次變大。且b=500 s/mm2時(shí),ADC值在預(yù)測(cè)療效方面敏感性大。
綜上所述,DWI可為晚期HCC分子靶向藥物治療的預(yù)后評(píng)估提供獨(dú)特的功能信息,是及時(shí)、準(zhǔn)確評(píng)估患者預(yù)后的工具。
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Efficacy evaluation of DWI in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated by molecule targeted drug therapy
YUE Xin-jian.The Second Peoples'Hospital of Zhoukou,Zhoukou,466000,China.
10.3969/j.issn.1672-0512.2016.05.006
2016-03-22)
中國(guó)中西醫(yī)結(jié)合影像學(xué)雜志2016年5期