Optimizing ethyl cellulose-ethanol delivery towards enabling ablation of cervical dysplasia
Abstract In low-income countries, up to 80% of women diagnosed with cervical dysplasia do not return for follow-up care, primarily due to treatment being inaccessible. Here, we describe development of a low-cost, portable treatment suitable for such settings. It is based on injection of ethyl cellul...
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oai:doaj.org-article:26a0f6ad4c534b58870b89b687d3ae062021-12-02T17:08:43ZOptimizing ethyl cellulose-ethanol delivery towards enabling ablation of cervical dysplasia10.1038/s41598-021-96223-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/26a0f6ad4c534b58870b89b687d3ae062021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96223-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract In low-income countries, up to 80% of women diagnosed with cervical dysplasia do not return for follow-up care, primarily due to treatment being inaccessible. Here, we describe development of a low-cost, portable treatment suitable for such settings. It is based on injection of ethyl cellulose (EC)-ethanol to ablate the transformation zone around the os, the site most impacted by dysplasia. EC is a polymer that sequesters the ethanol within a prescribed volume when injected into tissue, and this is modulated by the injected volume and delivery parameters (needle gauge, bevel orientation, insertion rate, depth, and infusion rate). Salient injection-based delivery parameters were varied in excised swine cervices. The resulting injection distribution volume was imaged with a wide-field fluorescence imaging device or computed tomography. A 27G needle and insertion rate of 10 mm/s achieved the desired insertion depth in tissue. Orienting the needle bevel towards the outer edge of the cervix and keeping infusion volumes ≤ 500 µL minimized leakage into off-target tissue. These results guided development of a custom hand-held injector, which was used to locate and ablate the upper quadrant of a swine cervix in vivo with no adverse events or changes in host temperature or heart rate. After 24 h, a distinct region of necrosis was detected that covered a majority (> 75%) of the upper quadrant of the cervix, indicating four injections could effectively cover the full cervix. The work here informs follow up large animal in vivo studies, e.g. in swine, to further assess safety and efficacy of EC-ethanol ablation in the cervix.Jenna L. MuellerRobert MorhardMichael DeSotoErika ChelalesJeffrey YangCorrine NiefBrian CrouchJeffrey EverittRebecca PrevisDavid KatzNimmi RamanujamNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021) |
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Abstract In low-income countries, up to 80% of women diagnosed with cervical dysplasia do not return for follow-up care, primarily due to treatment being inaccessible. Here, we describe development of a low-cost, portable treatment suitable for such settings. It is based on injection of ethyl cellulose (EC)-ethanol to ablate the transformation zone around the os, the site most impacted by dysplasia. EC is a polymer that sequesters the ethanol within a prescribed volume when injected into tissue, and this is modulated by the injected volume and delivery parameters (needle gauge, bevel orientation, insertion rate, depth, and infusion rate). Salient injection-based delivery parameters were varied in excised swine cervices. The resulting injection distribution volume was imaged with a wide-field fluorescence imaging device or computed tomography. A 27G needle and insertion rate of 10 mm/s achieved the desired insertion depth in tissue. Orienting the needle bevel towards the outer edge of the cervix and keeping infusion volumes ≤ 500 µL minimized leakage into off-target tissue. These results guided development of a custom hand-held injector, which was used to locate and ablate the upper quadrant of a swine cervix in vivo with no adverse events or changes in host temperature or heart rate. After 24 h, a distinct region of necrosis was detected that covered a majority (> 75%) of the upper quadrant of the cervix, indicating four injections could effectively cover the full cervix. The work here informs follow up large animal in vivo studies, e.g. in swine, to further assess safety and efficacy of EC-ethanol ablation in the cervix. |
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Jenna L. Mueller Robert Morhard Michael DeSoto Erika Chelales Jeffrey Yang Corrine Nief Brian Crouch Jeffrey Everitt Rebecca Previs David Katz Nimmi Ramanujam |
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Jenna L. Mueller Robert Morhard Michael DeSoto Erika Chelales Jeffrey Yang Corrine Nief Brian Crouch Jeffrey Everitt Rebecca Previs David Katz Nimmi Ramanujam |
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Optimizing ethyl cellulose-ethanol delivery towards enabling ablation of cervical dysplasia |
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Optimizing ethyl cellulose-ethanol delivery towards enabling ablation of cervical dysplasia |
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Optimizing ethyl cellulose-ethanol delivery towards enabling ablation of cervical dysplasia |
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Optimizing ethyl cellulose-ethanol delivery towards enabling ablation of cervical dysplasia |
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optimizing ethyl cellulose-ethanol delivery towards enabling ablation of cervical dysplasia |
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