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. 2009 Dec 15;102(1):8–18. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605483

Table 3b. VEGFR, TKi and imaging biomarkers.

References Drug and trial DCE-MRI biomarkers N Drug-induced changes Prognostic/predictive value
Flaherty et al (2008) Sorafenib Renal cancer; Phase 2 Ktrans 17 ↓Ktrans High baseline (P=0.02) and % change in Ktrans (P=0.01) predict PFS
Hahn et al (2008) Sorafenib Renal Cancer; Phase 2 IAUC, vp, Ktrans 56 ↓IAUC, vp, Ktrans High baseline Ktrans: better PFS (P=0.027)
Batchelor et al (2007) Cediranib (AZD2171) Glioblastoma; Phase 2 Ktrans, ve, vessel size 16 ↓Ktrans ↓vessel size NS
Drevs et al (2007) Cediranib (AZD2171) Advanced cancer; Phase 1 IAUC 24 ↓IAUC NS
Miller et al (2005) Vandetanib (AZD6474) Breast cancer; Phase 2 IAUC, Ktrans 11 ↓IAUC Ktrans NS
Rosen et al (2007) AMG706 Advanced Cancer; Phase 1 IAUC 18 ↓IAUC NS
Jonker et al (2007) Brivanib (BMS-582664) Advanced cancer; Phase 1 IAUC, Ktrans 50 ↓Ktrans, ↓IAUC NS
Padhani et al (2006) BIBF1120 Advanced cancer; Phase 1 IAUC, Ktrans, Kep 35 No consistent effect NS
Mross et al (2005b) BIBF1120 Advanced Cancer; Phase 1 IAUC, Ki 27 ↓IAUC, Ki NS
Liu et al (2005) Axitinib (AG013736) Advanced cancer; Phase 1 IAUC, Ktrans 17 ↓IAUC, Ktrans NS
Mross et al (2005) Vatalanib (PTK/ZK) Colorectal/breast ca Phase 1 Ki 27 ↓Ki Change in Ki: RR and progression
Thomas et al (2005) Vatalanib (PTK/ZK) Advanced cancer; Phase 1 Ki 43 ↓Ki Change in Ki: predicts progression
Conrad et al (2004) Vatalanib (PTK/ZK) Glioblastoma; Phase 1/2 Ki, RBV 14 ↓Ki Change in Ki predicts progression
Morgan et al (2003) Vatalanib (PTK/ZK) Colorectal cancer; Phase 1 Ki 26 ↓Ki Change in Ki predicts RR and progression
O’Donnell et al (2005) Semaxinib (SU5416) Advanced Cancer; Phase 1 Ktrans 24 NS NS
Dowlati et al (2005) Semaxinib (SU5416) Advanced cancer; Phase 1 Kep 11 NS NS
Medved et al (2004) Semaxinib (SU5416) IAUC 19 ↓IAUC NS
Xiong et al (2004) SU6668 Advanced cancer; Phase 1 IAUC, gradient 27 NS NS

Abbreviations: VEGF=vascular endothelial growth factor; DCE-MRI=dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; IAUC=initial area under the contrast agent concentration – time curve; Ki=unidirectional influx constant; kep=rate constant; ktrans=bi-directional transfer coefficient; NS=not significant; rBV=regional blood volume; RR=response rate; ve=volume of the extravascular extracellular space; vp=blood plasma volume.