Abstract
We report noninvasive modulation of in vivo tumor radiation response using gold nanoshells. Mild-temperature hyperthermia generated by near-infrared illumination of gold nanoshell-laden tumors, noninvasively quantified by magnetic resonance temperature imaging, causes an early increase in tumor perfusion that reduces the hypoxic fraction of tumors. A subsequent radiation dose induces vascular disruption with extensive tumor necrosis. Gold nanoshells sequestered in the perivascular space mediate these two tumor vasculature-focused effects to improve radiation response of tumors. This novel integrated antihypoxic and localized vascular disrupting therapy can potentially be combined with other conventional antitumor therapies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1492-1500 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Nano Letters |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |