Chemotherapy-Induced Brain Effects in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Multimodal MRI Study
- 5 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Brain Topography
- Vol. 34 (2), 167-181
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-020-00811-3
Abstract
The golden standard of treating Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) entails application of platinum-based chemotherapy, is often accompanied by Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI), which have been linked to neurotoxic side-effects in cognitive functions. The related existing neuroimaging research mainly focuses on the effect of PCI treatment in life quality and expectancy, while little is known regarding the distinct adverse effects of chemotherapy. In this context, a multimodal MRI analysis based on structural and functional brain data is proposed in order to evaluate chemotherapy-specific effects on SCLC patients. Data from 20 patients (after chemotherapy and before PCI) and 14 healthy controls who underwent structural MRI, DTI and resting state fMRI were selected in this study. From a structural aspect, the proposed analysis included volumetry and thickness measurements on structural MRI data for assessing gray matter dissimilarities, as well as deterministic tractography and Tract-Based Spatial Statistics (TBSS) on DTI data, aiming to investigate potential white matter abnormalities. Functional data were also processed on the basis of connectivity analysis, evaluating brain network parameters to identify potential manifestation of functional inconsistencies. By comparing patients to healthy controls, the obtained results revealed statistically significant differences, with the patients’ brains presenting reduced volumetry/thickness and fractional anisotropy values, accompanied by prominent differences in functional connectivity measurements. All above mentioned findings were observed in patients that underwent chemotherapy.Keywords
Funding Information
- Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (1591)
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