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Arias-Lorza AM, Costello JR, Hingorani SR, Von Hoff DD, Korn RL, Raghunand N. Magnetic resonance imaging of tumor response to stroma-modifying pegvorhyaluronidase alpha (PEGPH20) therapy in early-phase clinical trials. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11570. [PMID: 38773189 PMCID: PMC11109088 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62470-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Pre-clinical and clinical studies have shown that PEGPH20 depletes intratumoral hyaluronic acid (HA), which is linked to high interstitial fluid pressures and poor distribution of chemotherapies. 29 patients with metastatic advanced solid tumors received quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) in 3 prospective clinical trials of PEGPH20: HALO-109-101 (NCT00834704), HALO-109-102 (NCT01170897), and HALO-109-201 (NCT01453153). Apparent Diffusion Coefficient of water (ADC), T1, ktrans, vp, ve, and iAUC maps were computed from qMRI acquired at baseline and ≥ 1 time point post-PEGPH20. Tumor ADC and T1 decreased, while iAUC, ktrans, vp, and ve increased, on day 1 post-PEGPH20 relative to baseline values. This is consistent with HA depletion leading to a decrease in tumor extracellular water content and an increase in perfusion, permeability, extracellular matrix space, and vascularity. Baseline parameter values predictive of pharmacodynamic responses were: ADC > 1.46 × 10-3 mm2/s (Balanced Accuracy (BA) = 72%, p < 0.01), T1 > 0.54 s (BA = 82%, p < 0.01), iAUC < 9.2 mM-s (BA = 76%, p < 0.05), ktrans < 0.07 min-1 (BA = 72%, p = 0.2), ve < 0.17 (BA = 68%, p < 0.01), and vp < 0.02 (BA = 60%, p < 0.01). A low ve at baseline was moderately predictive of response in any parameter (BA = 65.6%, p < 0.01 averaged across patients). These qMRI biomarkers are potentially useful for guiding patient pre-selection and post-treatment follow-up in future clinical studies of PEGPH20 and other tumor stroma-modifying anti-cancer therapies.
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
- Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- HonorHealth Clinical Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Cancer Physiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Arias-Lorza AM, Costello JR, Hingorani SR, Von Hoff DD, Korn RL, Raghunand N. Tumor Response to Stroma-Modifying Therapy: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Early-Phase Clinical Trials of Pegvorhyaluronidase alpha (PEGPH20). RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-3314770. [PMID: 37720027 PMCID: PMC10503830 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3314770/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
Abstract
Pre-clinical and clinical studies have shown that PEGPH20 depletes intratumoral hyaluronic acid (HA), which is linked to high interstitial fluid pressures and poor distribution of chemotherapies. 29 patients with metastatic advanced solid tumors received quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) in 3 prospective clinical trials of PEGPH20, HALO-109-101 (NCT00834704), HALO-109-102 (NCT01170897), and HALO-109-201 (NCT01453153). Apparent Diffusion Coefficient of water (ADC), T1, ktrans, vp, ve, and iAUC maps were computed from qMRI acquired at baseline and ≥ 1 time point post-PEGPH20. Tumor ADC and T1 decreased, while iAUC, ktrans, vp, and ve increased, on day 1 post-PEGPH20 relative to baseline values. This is consistent with HA depletion leading to a decrease in tumor water content and an increase in perfusion, permeability, extracellular matrix space, and vascularity. Baseline parameter values that were predictive of pharmacodynamic responses were: ADC > 1.46×10-3 mm2/s (Balanced Accuracy (BA) = 72%, p < 0.01), T1 > 0.54s (BA = 82%, p < 0.01), iAUC < 9.2 mM-s (BA = 76%, p < 0.05), ktrans<0.07min-1 (BA = 72%, p = 0.2), ve<0.17 (BA = 68%, p < 0.01), and vp<0.02 (BA = 60%, p < 0.01). Further, ve<0.39 at baseline was moderately predictive of response in any parameter (BA = 65.6%, p < 0.01 averaged across patients). These qMRI biomarkers are potentially useful for guiding patient pre-selection and post-treatment follow-up in future clinical studies of PEGPH20 and other tumor stroma-modifying anti-cancer therapies.
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Bao X, Yu W, Wang L, Dong X, Wang G, Chen W, Li F, Chen D. Synthesis of 4-aryl-3,4-dihydrocoumarins and 4-aryl-4 H-chromenes via Er(OTf) 3-catalyzed cascade reactions of p-quinone methides with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. RSC Adv 2023; 13:15942-15946. [PMID: 37250229 PMCID: PMC10214920 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02267f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
The Er(OTf)3-catalyzed cascade cyclization reaction of para-quinone methides (p-QMs) with various 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds has been developed, which efficiently constructed a series of versatile 4-aryl-3,4-dihydrocoumarins and 4-aryl-4H-chromenes. Herein, we not only propose a novel cyclization strategy of p-QMs, but also provide an easy access to structurally diverse coumarins and chromenes.
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- Xiaobo Bao
- College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine Yancheng 224005 China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 China
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- Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 China
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Vahedi MM, Asghari S, Tajbakhsh M, Mohseni M, Khalilpour A. One-pot three-component synthesis of novel pyrano[3,2-e]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and investigation of their biological activities. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Malik MS, Ather H, Asif Ansari SM, Siddiqua A, Jamal QMS, Alharbi AH, Al-Rooqi MM, Jassas RS, Hussein EM, Moussa Z, Obaid RJ, Ahmed SA. Novel Indole-Tethered Chromene Derivatives: Synthesis, Cytotoxic Properties, and Key Computational Insights. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16030333. [PMID: 36986433 PMCID: PMC10051285 DOI: 10.3390/ph16030333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Indole-tethered chromene derivatives were synthesised in a one-pot multicomponent reaction using N-alkyl-1H-indole-3-carbaldehydes, 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione, and malononitrile, catalysed by DBU at 60–65 °C in a short reaction time. The benefits of the methodology include non-toxicity, an uncomplicated set-up procedure, a faster reaction time, and high yields. Moreover, the anticancer properties of the synthesised compounds were tested against selected cancer cell lines. The derivatives 4c and 4d displayed very good cytotoxic activity, with IC50 values ranging from 7.9 to 9.1 µM. Molecular docking revealed the potent derivatives have good binding affinity towards tubulin protein, better than the control, and the molecular dynamic simulations further demonstrated the stability of ligand-receptor interactions. Moreover, the derivatives followed all the drug-likeness filters.
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- M. Shaheer Malik
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (M.S.M.); (H.A.); (S.A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University (KKU), Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (M.S.M.); (H.A.); (S.A.A.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University (KKU), Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University (KKU), Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Informatics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukayriyah 52741, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Informatics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukayriyah 52741, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Jamoum University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
- Correspondence: (M.S.M.); (H.A.); (S.A.A.)
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Sheng C, Ling Z, Ahmad T, Xie F, Zhang W. Copper‐Catalyzed Regioselective [3+3] Annulations of Alkynyl Ketimines with
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‐Containing Quaternary Center. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200128. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Cheng Sheng
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontier Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontier Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontier Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontier Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontier Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450052 China
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Shekhar C, Satyanarayana G. Pd‐Catalyzed Suzuki Coupling & NIS‐Mediated Dehydrogenative Cylco‐etherification: A Concise Approach to 6,6‐Disubstituted 6H‐benzo[c]chromenes & Total Synthesis of Didehydroconicol. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Chander Shekhar
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Chemistry kandi 502285 sangareddy INDIA
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- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Chemistry KandiSangareddy District 502 285 Hyderabad INDIA
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Unsal Tan O, Zengin M. Insights into the chemistry and therapeutic potential of acrylonitrile derivatives. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2021; 355:e2100383. [PMID: 34763365 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202100383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Acrylonitrile is a fascinating scaffold widely found in many natural products, drugs, and drug candidates with various biological activities. Several drug molecules such as entacapone, rilpivirine, teriflunomide, and so forth, bearing an acrylonitrile moiety have been marketed. In this review, diverse synthetic strategies for constructing desired acrylonitriles are discussed, and the different biological activities and medicinal significance of various acrylonitrile derivatives are critically evaluated. The information gathered is expected to provide rational guidance for the development of clinically useful agents from acrylonitriles.
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- Oya Unsal Tan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Bridging cell-scale simulations and radiologic images to explain short-time intratumoral oxygen fluctuations. PLoS Comput Biol 2021; 17:e1009206. [PMID: 34310608 PMCID: PMC8341701 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Radiologic images provide a way to monitor tumor development and its response to therapies in a longitudinal and minimally invasive fashion. However, they operate on a macroscopic scale (average value per voxel) and are not able to capture microscopic scale (cell-level) phenomena. Nevertheless, to examine the causes of frequent fast fluctuations in tissue oxygenation, models simulating individual cells’ behavior are needed. Here, we provide a link between the average data values recorded for radiologic images and the cellular and vascular architecture of the corresponding tissues. Using hybrid agent-based modeling, we generate a set of tissue morphologies capable of reproducing oxygenation levels observed in radiologic images. We then use these in silico tissues to investigate whether oxygen fluctuations can be explained by changes in vascular oxygen supply or by modulations in cellular oxygen absorption. Our studies show that intravascular changes in oxygen supply reproduce the observed fluctuations in tissue oxygenation in all considered regions of interest. However, larger-magnitude fluctuations cannot be recreated by modifications in cellular absorption of oxygen in a biologically feasible manner. Additionally, we develop a procedure to identify plausible tissue morphologies for a given temporal series of average data from radiology images. In future applications, this approach can be used to generate a set of tissues comparable with radiology images and to simulate tumor responses to various anti-cancer treatments at the tissue-scale level. Low levels of oxygen, called hypoxia, are observable in many solid tumors. They are associated with more aggressive malignant cells that are resistant to chemo-, radio-, and immunotherapies. Recently developed imaging techniques provide a way to measure the magnitude of frequent short-term oxygen fluctuations, but they operate on a macro-scale voxel level. To examine the possible causes of rapid oxygen fluctuations at the cell level, we developed a hybrid agent-based mathematical model. We tested two different mechanisms that may be responsible for these cyclic effects on tissue oxygenation: temporal variations in vascular influx of oxygen and modulations in cellular oxygen absorption. Additionally, we developed a procedure to identify plausible tissue morphologies from data collected from radiological images. This can provide a bridge between the micro-scale simulations with individual cells and the longitudinal medical images containing average values. In future applications, this approach can be used to generate a set of tissues compatible with radiology images and to simulate tumor responses to various anticancer treatments at the cell-scale level.
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Liu L, O’Kelly D, Schuetze R, Carlson G, Zhou H, Trawick ML, Pinney KG, Mason RP. Non-Invasive Evaluation of Acute Effects of Tubulin Binding Agents: A Review of Imaging Vascular Disruption in Tumors. Molecules 2021; 26:2551. [PMID: 33925707 PMCID: PMC8125421 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Tumor vasculature proliferates rapidly, generally lacks pericyte coverage, and is uniquely fragile making it an attractive therapeutic target. A subset of small-molecule tubulin binding agents cause disaggregation of the endothelial cytoskeleton leading to enhanced vascular permeability generating increased interstitial pressure. The resulting vascular collapse and ischemia cause downstream hypoxia, ultimately leading to cell death and necrosis. Thus, local damage generates massive amplification and tumor destruction. The tumor vasculature is readily accessed and potentially a common target irrespective of disease site in the body. Development of a therapeutic approach and particularly next generation agents benefits from effective non-invasive assays. Imaging technologies offer varying degrees of sophistication and ease of implementation. This review considers technological strengths and weaknesses with examples from our own laboratory. Methods reveal vascular extent and patency, as well as insights into tissue viability, proliferation and necrosis. Spatiotemporal resolution ranges from cellular microscopy to single slice tomography and full three-dimensional views of whole tumors and measurements can be sufficiently rapid to reveal acute changes or long-term outcomes. Since imaging is non-invasive, each tumor may serve as its own control making investigations particularly efficient and rigorous. The concept of tumor vascular disruption was proposed over 30 years ago and it remains an active area of research.
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- Li Liu
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (L.L.); (D.O.); (R.S.); (H.Z.)
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (L.L.); (D.O.); (R.S.); (H.Z.)
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (L.L.); (D.O.); (R.S.); (H.Z.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA; (G.C.); (M.L.T.); (K.G.P.)
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (L.L.); (D.O.); (R.S.); (H.Z.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA; (G.C.); (M.L.T.); (K.G.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA; (G.C.); (M.L.T.); (K.G.P.)
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; (L.L.); (D.O.); (R.S.); (H.Z.)
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