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Beyin Metastazı için Gamma Knife Radyocerrahisi ile Tedavi Edilen Hastalarda Likit Biyopsinin Rolü

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 106 - 113, 30.06.2025
https://doi.org/10.26650/JARHS2025-1671717

Abstract

Amaç: Beyin metastazlarının (BM) tedavi yöntemi cerrahi rezek siyon ve/veya radyoterapidir. Gamma Knife radyocerrahisi (GKR) tedavisi, sağlıklı beyin dokusuna toksisiteyi önler. Bu nedenle, BM'li seçilmiş hastaların tedavisinde tercih edilen bir modalitedir. Bu çalışmada, GKR ile tedavi edilen BM hastalarında tanı koyma ve tedavi sonucunu öngörmede biyobelirteç olarak cfDNA seviyeleri, eksozom seviyeleri ve miR-208a ekspresyonunun rolünün araştırıl ması amaçlandı.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya GKR uygulanan beyin metastazlı dokuz hasta dahil edildi. Hastalardan farklı zaman aralıklarında (GKR öncesi, GKR sonrası 1. ay ve nüks döneminde) örnekler alındı. Yaş ve cinsiyet açısından eşleştirilmiş sekiz sağlıklı birey kontrol grubu olarak kullanıldı. Hasta ve kontrol grubundan cfDNA, ekso zom, serum miRNA ve serum ekzozomal miRNA izole edildi.

Bulgular: BM hastalarında cfDNA ve eksozom düzeyleri sağlıklı gruba kıyasla daha yüksek bulundu. GKR sonrası cfDNA ve ekso zom düzeyleri azaldığı, ancak nüks döneminde tekrar arttığı tespit edildi. Serum miR-208a ve serum ekzozomal miR-208a ekspresy onu GKR sonrası artmış bulundu. Serum miR-208a ekspresyonu, akciğer kanseri hastalarında sağlıklı kontrollere ve akciğer kanseri olmayan hastalara kıyasla anlamlı derecede daha yüksek olduğu saptandı. Serum ekzozomal miR-208a ekspresyonu ise akciğer kanseri hastalarında sağlıklı kontrollere kıyasla anlamlı derecede yüksek bulundu.

Sonuç: Bulgularımız, cfDNA ve eksozom düzeylerinin BM hastaları için tanısal belirteç olarak kullanılabileceğini göstermektedir.

Project Number

BAP-20200209

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The Role of Liquid Biopsy in Patients Treated with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 106 - 113, 30.06.2025
https://doi.org/10.26650/JARHS2025-1671717

Abstract

Objective: The treatment modality for brain metastases (BM) is surgical resection or radiotherapy. Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKR) treatment prevents toxicity to healthy brain tissue; therefore, this modality is preferred for treating selected patients with BM. Our aim in this study was to investigate the role of cfDNA levels, exosome levels, and miR-208a expressions as biomarkers for diag nosis and predicting the outcome in patients with BM treated with GKR.

Material and Methods: We included nine patients with brain metastasis who received GKR in this study. Samples were taken from patients at different time intervals (before GKR, 1 month after GKR, and at recurrence). Eight age- and gender-matched eight controls were used as healthy individuals. cfDNA, exosome, serum miRNA, and serum exosomal miRNA were isolated from the patient and control groups.

Results: The levels of cfDNA and exosomes were higher in BM patients than in the healthy group. Exosome and cfDNA levels decreased after GKR and increased at recurrence. The expression of serum miR-208a and serum exosomal miR-208a was increased after GKR. The expression of serum miR-208a was significantly higher in patients with lung cancer than in healthy controls and non-lung cancer patients. The expression of serum exosomal miR-208a was found to be significantly higher in patients with lung cancer than in healthy controls.

Conclusion: Our results showed that cfDNA and exosome levels might be used as diagnostic markers for BM patients.

Ethical Statement

This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Bezmialem Vakif University (Ethical no: 2020 - 538).

Supporting Institution

Bezmialem Vakif University

Project Number

BAP-20200209

Thanks

The authors thank Bezmialem Vakif University for its infrastructure and support.

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  • Fidler IJ. The Biology of Brain Metastasis: Challenges for Therapy. Cancer J 2015;21(4):284-93. google scholar
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences (Other)
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Büşra Karaçam 0000-0003-3824-8418

Imran Khan 0000-0002-6031-9465

Elif Burce Elbasan 0000-0001-9646-7083

Sadaf Mahfooz 0000-0001-6589-9377

Kerime Akdur 0000-0003-3210-3621

Mustafa Aziz Hatiboğlu 0000-0002-4409-6337

Project Number BAP-20200209
Publication Date June 30, 2025
Submission Date April 14, 2025
Acceptance Date May 14, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 8 Issue: 2

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MLA Karaçam, Büşra et al. “The Role of Liquid Biopsy in Patients Treated With Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis”. Journal of Advanced Research in Health Sciences, vol. 8, no. 2, 2025, pp. 106-13, doi:10.26650/JARHS2025-1671717.