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Surgical molecular navigation with ratiometric activatable cell penetrating peptide for intraoperative identification and resection of small salivary gland cancers.
- Author(s): Hussain, Timon
- Savariar, Elamprakash N
- Diaz-Perez, Julio A
- Messer, Karen
- Pu, Minya
- Tsien, Roger Y
- Nguyen, Quyen T
- et al.
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.23946Abstract
Background
We evaluated the use of intraoperative fluorescence guidance by enzymatically cleavable ratiometric activatable cell-penetrating peptide (RACPPPLGC(Me)AG) containing Cy5 as a fluorescent donor and Cy7 as a fluorescent acceptor for salivary gland cancer surgery in a mouse model.Methods
Surgical resection of small parotid gland cancers in mice was performed with fluorescence guidance or white light (WL) imaging alone. Tumor identification accuracy, operating time, and tumor-free survival were compared.Results
RACPP guidance aided tumor detection (positive histology in 90% [27/30] vs 48% [15/31] for WL; p < .001). An approximate 25% ratiometric signal increase as the threshold to distinguish between tumor and adjacent tissue, yielded >90% detection sensitivity and specificity. Operating time was reduced by 54% (p < .001), and tumor-free survival was increased with RACPP guidance (p = .025).Conclusion
RACPP provides real-time intraoperative guidance leading to improved survival. Ratiometric signal thresholds can be set according to desired detection accuracy levels for future RACPP applications.Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.