20, the red dots that represent scanner-based measurements are closer to the black dotted (objective) line than the blue squares that represent caliper-based measurements. Catheter was placed in the tail vein for injectionaccording to the mouse tail vein injection protocol [30]to investigate drug effect. Google Scholar. We have administered 10 mg/kg body weight intraperitoneally, which means 200 g bevacizumab per a mouse, since the mass of the mice in the experiment was approximately 20 g (in the case of C57Bl/6 and SCID mice as well). Sci. Ultrasonographic, thermographic and histologic evaluation of MNU-induced mammary tumors in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Radiology 233, 830849 (2004). The caliper, unlike the scanner, does not consider that the height of the stack changes while the length and width remain the same. Komrek, V. Gross anatomy. Thank you for visiting nature.com. Correlation was investigated with Pearsons rank correlation test (Pearsons R) and coefficient of determination (R2). In order to assess interobserver variation, each . In the case1 group, one mouse died on the 17th day. In Phase IV, case2 group members received 1.11 g bevacizumab (with 45 l 0.9% NaCl solution) every day form the 8th day for 15 days. Therefor it allows a direct 3D capture of the volume. No, Is the Subject Area "Colorectal cancer" applicable to this article? These images also provide extra morphological information about the tumor growth and the effect of the compounds on tumor behavior. This process not only deforms the tumor mass but also creates undesirable pain on the animal. Tumor growth was investigated without therapy and with antiangiogenic therapy (using bevacizumab [15]). In longitudinal studies, sequential measurements of tumor volume with a non-invasive method are essential. The tumor number, from one to ten, is shown against the percent error. McPhail, L.D. where v is tumor volume [mm3] and m is tumor mass [g]. Evaluated the accuracy of common four formulas given in the literature to estimate xenograft tumor volumes based on manual caliper measurements and proposed formula (0,45 L*W*H) could estimate tumor volumes as good as prolate ellipsoid formula. Yes When using calipers there is dependency in the measured data of the positioning by the operator of the tool on the xenograft. J Clin Oncol. Without prior training of users, this effect can lead to greater variability in intra and inter-user measurements. Measure the mass by using a balance (0.01g) and compute the volume by using the A caliper only digitizes the length and width of the tumor. The parameters V m = 83 mm 3, = 0.84 and = 0.21 from the literature were used [].. For \( {y}_i^j \) eqs. https://doi.org/10.1038/laban.254. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190.g007. Timing wise both methods perform the same. In Phase IV, the caliper measurement days were the 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 22nd and 23rd days. (9). J. Natl. Measurements of tumors, in the context of research and industry, are expected to be accurate; it is unacceptable that this inaccurate formula has stood so long as the industry standard. Mammary tumors seemed to take on an oblate spheroid geometry. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies Parkin, D.M., Bray, F., Ferlay, J. Our results for the case group (daily, quasi-continuous small amount administration) and the control group (one big dose according to the protocol) are In caliper measurements, two values, for length and width, must be recorded for one tumor in each animal; this means that for every 100 animals studied, at least 200 measurements must be made and recorded. & Hafstrm, L. Estimation of liver tumor volume using different formulasan experimental study in rats. Ultrasound Med. Bevacizumab is an exogenous inhibitor which inhibits the biological activity of human VEGF. Tumours of the mammary gland. In clinical practice, the determination of the tumor size (volume) is done by MRI and/or CT, but this is for the purpose of validating the effectiveness of the treatment, and therefore it is not a continuous monitoring. Tumor measurement by TumorImager-2TM. These images were applied to calculate vascularization area by using ImageJ (NIH, USA) [33] software (Fig 4). This process takes 45 days. Figure 2. Considering the possibility of precise tumor volume determination and the effective quasi-continuous drug administration, it opens a new treatment choice based on closed-loop control. (2), Whilst studies have shown that tumors can be better estimated with ellipsoid shape than using Eq 1, calculating the volume of an ellipsoid requires the knowledge of the third parameter. MeSH 2 0 obj Experimentally induced mammary tumors in rats. In addition, even though there is about a 20% difference between the low-dose treatment group for the scanner measurements, the caliper-based measurements do not show any effect for this dose. The results presented here were provided by them. Automatic randomization to perform group assignments based on body weight, tumor area/volume, delta tumor volume, or any numeric value and/or user-defined formula; 58, 264270 (2008). Substituting tumor mass values which were measured in Phase I into Eq 8, the corresponding tumor volume values can be evaluated (one can find numerical results in Table 2 Tumor volume MRI column; and graphical results in Fig 6). & Deshayes, J.L. @0u !7oyc5/Ck 37, 19 (1996). The closer the slope of a line on this graph is to 1 and the y-intercept to 0, the closer the measurements of the device it represents are to the exact values of the tumors volumes. VC refers to tumor volume values calculated through the formula VT = 0.5 L W2, and VCH refers to those through the formula VT = 0.5 L W H. VS refers to measurements taken by the scanner, and % Inc. refers to the percent increase between VS and VCH. In Phase III/3, MRI-measured tumor volume values are available which can be used as reference values for caliper-measured data. . The post hoc test resulted in the following. Tumor morphology was investigated using standard Haematoxylin Eosin staining on the samples stored in formalin. McCormick, D.L., Adamowski, C.B., Fiks, A. No animals were sacrificed before the experimental endpoint. Results from a vaccine trial from AstraZeneca. tumor height has to be approximated. Mice were monitored daily. One common measure of efficacy is the T/C ratio, the ratio of tumor volume in control versus treated mice at a specified Since, the assumptions made to measure a 3D object with 2D measurements, the error due to the geometrical assumption are larger than the errors due to handling of the animal causing deformation of the tumor, and this aspect, in general, is ignored. Figure 12. in The Laboratory Mouse (eds. Research and Innovation Center of Obuda University, Physiological Controls Group, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary, Affiliation Thus, caliper-based measurements are less accurate the more the height of the stack deviates from its width. In addition, calipers also place undue strain on the animal during measurement, assume conditions for a perfect ellipsoid (which most tumors are not), and can lead to unnecessary losses of money over time. The effectiveness strongly depends on the administration, and a drug which is effective on a molecular level can be applied in a less effective way because of the incorrectly chosen administration. 37, 331337 (2011). [45] have found that the combination of low-dose cyclophosphamide and ginsenoside Rg3 therapy can be more effective than the normal administration. Using an extremely low dosage (as in our study), there is a high probability that these adverse effects can be minimized. Figure 17. Notice that in the caliper group, the average standard deviation is larger than that of the group whose tumors were measured by Biopticons TumorImager scanner. When the tumors became palpable, measurements of tumor volume were performed (with calipers) once per week. These model-based protocols can be more effective than the current ones, since they provide individual treatment for the patients. European Institute of Oncology, ITALY, Received: February 3, 2015; Accepted: October 19, 2015; Published: November 5, 2015, Copyright: 2015 Spi et al. In our study, we applied a two-dimensional mathematical model and determined the corresponding tumor- and therapy-specific constants in the three investigated cases (C38 colon adenocarcinoma growth without therapy, C38 colon adenocarcinoma growth with protocol-based bevacizumab therapy and C38 colon adenocarcinoma growth with quasi-continuous bevacizumab therapy). Value of prostate volume measurement using transabdominal ultrasonography for the improvement of prostate-specific antigen-based cancer detection. The data reveals that the mean volume of PTV is 60.8 53.9 cc where these targets exhibit no significant difference between each modality. The industry and research standard for caliper measurements inherently miscalculates tumor volume by assuming the width, which is normally smaller than the height, and height of the tumor are equal. Breast Cancer Res. Yes (4). PubMed Figure 7. In a study done in England, the researchers at the end of their experiment, dissected tumors and measured their weight with a precise balance, and used these weight values of the tumors to compare results of the caliper and the scanner measurements. Treat. A possible solution for height approximation [23] is: 2022 Dec 20;3(12):100852. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100852. 3.4. 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. 29 September 2022, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Figure 18. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the author contributions section. The scan images obtained are only for the external surface of the tumor. Treat. Treat. ANOVA test showed significant difference between these means (p = 0.041, using 0.05 level of significance). The scanner-based measurements yield a higher correlation in this sense than caliper-based measurements. At this critical stage in the tumors growth, the caliper-based volume measurement will generally be larger than the tumors actual volume, since the longest axis of the parallelepiped will be partially empty. Kubatka, P. et al. and transmitted securely. Cancer Res. {(Q~J9}=ow[5nkW"C; >tDve+7K,}g?A Figure 18. shows the results of an experiment in which mice were given different doses of a drug and their tumors were measured both with a caliper or TumorImager scanner. Pathol. In the case of HT-29 adenocarcinoma, the daily treatment with one-twelfth total dose resulted in significantly smaller tumors than the protocol-based treatment (p = 0.038). They then used different formulas to calculate tumor volume from these tumor measurements and compared the calculated tumor volumes with the real tumor volume to identify the formulas that gave the most accurate volume calculations. In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles 2017 May 1;176:35-41. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.03.013. A direct 3D volume capture instrument, such as the TM900, will make a stereographic image of the tumor and reconstruct the tumor topography and shape. & Russo, I.H. In another, 7,286 tumors were measured and 99.97% of those exhibited smaller heights than widths. Pathol. A solution to these problems is the TumorImagerTM scanner. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. Am. During the scan, a mouse should be held in a relaxed manner without stretching its skin to cause unwanted deformation of the tumor body. Careers. This saves money, as mice, drugs, and calipers can be costly for researchers. In Phase I, Phase II and Phase III, a piece of C38 colon adenocarcinoma was transplanted subcutaneously in the recipient animal on the 1st day of the experiment (approximately 2106 cells were transplanted into each mouse). 22, 921929 (2003). broad scope, and wide readership a perfect fit for your research every time. For both one has to have the ease of hand and get used to manipulation of the instrument. Eur. Citation: Spi J, Kovcs L, Drexler DA, Kocsis P, Gajri D, Spi Z (2015) Tumor Volume Estimation and Quasi-Continuous Administration for Most Effective Bevacizumab Therapy. by water displace ment (c.c) Vol. Radiology 157, 54 (1985). Mammary tumors similar to those observed in women can be induced in rats by intraperitoneal administration of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. Clarys, J.P. & Marfell-Jones, M.J. Soft tissue segmentation of the body and fractionation of the upper and lower limbs. The R2 value for the scanner is 0.99, as opposed to that for the caliper being 0.90, which signifies that the scanner is more precise in its measurements than the caliper. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. Russo, J. Faustino-Rocha, A., Oliveira, P., Pinho-Oliveira, J. et al. In Phase I, mice were sacrificed when the tumor reached a lethal size; it was on the 24th day of the experiment. [2]no matter how accurately the length and width of the tumor are measured. Therefore, its formula will always overestimate the tumor volume until the height equals its width, as seen in Figure 3. With constant width and length, the measured volume changes with the shape of the tumor. The volume above the red area is not occupied by the tumor, as seen in Figure 8. Breathing was monitored with piezoelectric transducer; temperature of the body was measured by rectal thermometer. From the abovementioned methods, the consequence is that the promising new direction in tumor volume evaluation is the dimension reduction, namely to find a statistical constant which can replace the need of measuring the tumor height. Tumors this large are typically beyond the maximum size allowed by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees protocols (IACUC). Determining tumor volume is a useful and quantitative way to monitor tumor progression. Biol. After staining, fluorescence pictures were done from the slides using confocal microscope (BIO-RAD MRC-1024). It means that knowing the tumor mass, tumor volume can be estimated with suitable accuracy; hence the lack of MRI measurement can be replaced in the case of Phase I. Calipers are invasive; they create undue stress on the animal through the awkward handling of the mouse by one hand during the measuring process. In the control group, one mouse died on the 20th day due to tumor toxicity. In Phase IV, eleven weeks old male SCID mice with implanted HT-29 human colorectal adenocarcinoma was used. The tumor burden is evaluated by volume calculation using caliper measurement. In Phase II, the toxicology investigation of the applied angiogenic inhibitor (bevacizumab) was performed; there was no tumor implantation into mice in this phase. Similarly, Zhang et al. The most recent ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) consensus guidelines suggest that treatment discontinuation or maintenance are feasible options after 46 months of full-dose first-line therapy to treat colon and rectal adenocarcinoma [37]. Autopsy revealed only minimal local tumor; however death was not caused by tumor. To evaluate tumor volume, first the shape of the tumor has to be assumed, and if it is necessary for volume calculation, the third diameter (height, h) has to be approximated. The lines on the graphs have a slope of 1, signifying that it represents caliper-based measurements in which height equals width. 01 July 2022. Compute the volume assuming perfect ellipsoids. Yes Using the above mentioned iterative method, the resulted equation is In vivo measurements of tumor metabolism and growth after administration of enzastaurin using small animal FDG positron emission tomography. A standard deviation of 0% is almost impossible in real life, but a smaller standard deviation is generally favorable. Based on the experimental data, model identification can be carried out which describes the mathematical model of the investigated biological process. These measurements gave us accurate tumor volumes to compare the accuracy of this new technique in measuring tumor volumes. In order to estimate tumor volume by external caliper, the greatest longitudinal diameter (length) and the greatest transverse diameter (width) were determined while mice were scruffed and conscious. National Library of Medicine mum tumor volume of 0.6 mL was reached. 105, 2023 (1983). produced by the TumorImager-2TM so that the animal is aligned under the mask each time similarly to the previous scan. where V m is the measurement threshold that represents the smallest measurable tumor volume using a caliper. Internet J. Surg. Our results provide a theoretical background for a much more effective bevacizumab treatment using optimized administration. In Phase III/3, control group contained 5 mice, case group contained 9 mice; all mice were implanted with C38 mouse colon adenocarcinoma. et al. Bevacizumab administration was started on the 7th day in both cases. Even the same operator, with different trials or at different moments in time does not always hold the animal in exactly the same way. ISSN 0093-7355 (print). For the sake of convenience, establishments will simplify and H. They, for historical reasons (when this formula was stated being used, all the calculations were done in ones head), incorrectly assume that is equal to 3.0 and that the height of a tumor (H) is equal to its width (W). This estimation has the same disadvantage as ellipsoid estimation, i.e. 2022 Dec 5;10:998013. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2022.998013. Lab Anim 42, 217224 (2013). Typical side-effects and adverse events are arterial and venous thromboembolic events, bleeding, hypertension, febrile neutropenia, infections, proteinuria, mucositis, and hand-foot syndrome. the tumor volume are made using digital calipers, and bio logical activity is quantified via the assessment of changes in tumor volume between treated and control mice. Intrinsic susceptibility MR imaging of chemically induced rat mammary tumors: relationship to histologic assessment of hypoxia and fibrosis. 12 immunocompetent mice were transplanted subcutaneously with C38 colon adenocarcinoma, and 11 immunocompetent mice were injected intramuscularly with B16 melanoma. In this phase, three groups were created. Res. No, PLOS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, #C2354500, based in San Francisco, California, US, Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190, http://www.gene.com/download/pdf/avastin_prescribing.pdf, http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/EPAR_-_Scientific_Discussion/human/000582/WC500029262.pdf, http://www.protocol-online.org/prot/Protocols/Xenograft-Tumor-Model-Protocol-3810.html, http://www.targeson.com/sites/default/files/content/pages/pdfs/tail_vein_protocol_2012_0.pdf. The tumor volume calculation was executed using the formula V = (W2 L)/2 for caliper measurements, where V is tumor volume, W is tumor width, and L is tumor length . Make sure you get accurate measurements for length, width and height. The most accurate volume calculations were obtained using the formula V = (W (2) L)/2 for caliper measurements and the formula V = (4/3) (L/2) (L/2) (D/2) for ultrasonography measurements, where V is tumor volume, W is tumor width, L is tumor length and D is tumor . The TM900 also stores an optical image in the measurement data base. Tumor volumes measured with a Plethysmometer (VPleth) independent of caliper and scanner measurements (VC, VS) vs. VC and VS. Table 1. Since 2004, the target therapy of bevacizumab (Avastin) is widely used to treat colorectal [9], kidney [10], cervical [34], ovarian [35], non-small cell lung cancers [5], melanoma [14] and certain brain tumors (e.g. Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. Figure 15. 55, 11761180 (1995). Ergonomics 37, 217229 (1994). A study[4]on caliper measurements, shoved the very poor accuracy of the formula used for caliper measurements. <> stream In order to assess the accuracy of tumor measurements by the scanner, we measured the volume of many tumors with a caliper (VC) and with the scanner (VS) first, then after terminating the animals we dissected tumors right around the edges and measured their volumes by dipping them in an accurate volume (VPleth) measuring device called Plethysmometer[8]. A tumor expands in width rather than height as it grows. Russo J, Russo IH, Rogers AE, van Zwieten MJ, Gusterson B. Toxicol Pathol. (Budapest, Hungary). As is the case with caliper measurements, if the tumor appears visibly flattened and is hard to see by eye then the mouse should be repositioned. 2023 Jan 12;9(1):5. doi: 10.1038/s41420-023-01300-9. In order to understand inter-operator differences between operators making both caliper and scanner measurements, we conducted experiments in which multiple numbers of operators measured several tumors both with caliper and scanner. Figure 16. depicts the results from a study attended by Biopticon in which ten subcutaneous tumors in mice were measured by scanner and caliper by four operators. The 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research of the Semmelweis University (Budapest, Hungary) and the Physiological Controls Group of the Obuda University (Budapest, Hungary) began collaborating on antiangiogenic therapy research in 2012including the current experimental investigations. Faustino-Rocha AI, Gama A, Oliveira PA, Vanderperren K, Saunders JH, Pires MJ, Ferreira R, Ginja M. Life Sci. 2. Table 1 shows the results for tumor volume measure- ments on seven A431 tumors, indicating next to both gold standard volumes (V w , V L ) the caliper/formula derived volume V E and the ARTIDA . Modulation of mammary tumor vascularization by mast cells: Ultrasonographic and histopathological approaches. The authors also say thanks to Andrs Sztodola, from the 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research Institute from Semmelweis University Animal Laboratory, for his technical help during the experiments. Open Access articles citing this article. PLOS ONE promises fair, rigorous peer review, The defined shape of an actual tumor (red) and the shape measured by a caliper (blue box). A typical comparison of tumor volume measurements by TumorImager-2TM with calipers. The athymic (nude) mouse is a useful model for studying the biology and response to therapies of human tumors in vivo. Secondly, the aspect of side-effects are not inconsiderable. Get just this article for as long as you need it, Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout. Measure the three dimensions of peanut M&M's, serving as our similar-sized tumor surrogates, using vernier calipers. The mathematical relationship between MRI-measured tumor volume and mass was investigated to estimate accurate tumor volume using caliper-measured data. A direct and real 3D volume of the xenograft will then be calculated. & Morel, M. Clinical, mammographic, and sonographic determination of preoperative breast cancer size. In the case of Phase I and Phase IV, there were no MRI measurements. The significant difference between quasi-continuous therapy (Phase III/3 case group) and tumor growth without treatment (Phase I) was proved with statistical analysis as well. Figure 16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190.g008. Another approach is to utilize the scan images (Figure 14.) et al. In the case of C38 adenocarcinoma, protocol-based treatment did not result in significantly smaller tumor volume compared to the no treatment group; however, there was a significant difference between untreated mice and mice who received quasi-continuous therapy (p = 0.002). Tumor volume was calculated by the modified ellipsoidal formula: V = (Length Width 2) . As the height values of the tumors deviate from those of the width, the caliper-based volume values of those tumors begin to mirror real-life measurements less closely. Tumor growth can take place under such conditions; however delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs is obstructed. In Phase IV, case1 group members received 200 g bevacizumab (with 200 l 0.9% NaCl solution) in one dose intraperitoneally on the 8th day. It can be carried out in vivo during the experiment due to the subcutaneous localization of the tumor. Pritt, B., Ashikaga, T., Oppenheimer, R.G. Westerlind, K.C. Gullino, P.M., Pettigrew, H.M. & Grantham, F.H. Conceived and designed the experiments: ZS JS. Comput. Mrio Ginja. 55, 74108 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190, Editor: Francesco Bertolini, HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help PubMedGoogle Scholar. As it was discussed above, the handling of animals by calipers measurements also suffers such deformations of the animal body during the measurements. J. Nucl. . . This paper reviews the standard technique for tumour volume assessment, calliper measurements, by conducting a statistical review of a large dataset consisting of 2,500 tumour volume measurements from 1,600 mice by multiple operators across 6 mouse strains and 20 tumour models. In addition, we have found that the quasi-continuous administration of bevacizumab is effective against tumor growth of C38 colon adenocarcinoma, in contrast . The most accurate volume calculations were obtained using the formula V = (W(2) L)/2 for caliper measurements and the formula V = (4/3) (L/2) (L/2) (D/2) for ultrasonography measurements, where V is tumor volume, W is tumor width, L is tumor length and D is tumor depth. The variables for the volume of a tumor, as measured by a caliper, are determined by a, b, and c in Figure 1, where length L is 2a, width W is 2b, and height H is c. VT, the volume of a tumor is determined by. Fornage, B.D., Toubas, O. Tumor volume was measured in two different ways. PhD from the 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research Institute from Semmelweis University, Budapest, for making the fluorescence pictures with confocal microscope. The problems with tumor volume measurements by calipers, 3.1 Tumor growth: Height is not equal to the width of the tumor, 3.3 Caliper measurements are time-consuming, 3.4 Caliper measurements ignore a larger volume, https://ugobasile.com/products/catalogue/pain-and-inflammation/plethysmometer, A Structured Light Based Laboratory Animal Subcutaneous Tumor Scanning System. Both methods cannot avoid variability introduced by the manipulation of the animal. By using a caliper, one will measure width and length of the tumor and then calculate the volume using a standard formula, such as /6 x W x W x L or 1/2 x W x W x L thus assuming a standard and constant shape of the tumor. & Wieder, H. Monitoring chemotherapy and radiotherapy of solid tumors. In Phase IV, control group members received no bevacizumab. In order to assess interobserver variation, each . here. Comparison of volume measurement results between four users. 8600 Rockville Pike In the top-left graph (Figure 19. The reason for choosing this type of administration was as follows: a) we wanted to use a daily dose in order to investigate the biological effect of frequent impulse-like control signal for the future controller design; b) we wanted to examine such a low dose which has practically no side-effect but presumably is still effective. In Phase I, 10 mice were sacrificed at the 24th day of the experiment. The size of maximum tumor volumes observed in our study fulfills the requirements of Hungarian animal experimental research protocol. Lifetime dose-response relationships for mammary tumor induction by a single administration of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. Hence, the first step has to be the vasculature normalization with the reconstruction of the balance of pro- and antiangiogenic factors. In order to reduce such deformations on the tumor during measurement, it is possible to reduce the stress on the body of the animal by using two hands. This effect is illustrated in the included video. However, most serious questions are: for how long and continuous or not? PMID: 11208850. Click through the PLOS taxonomy to find articles in your field. Generally, to make caliper measurements, the measurer first traps the tail of the mouse under her fingers, then, grabs the neck of the mouse, and aligns the mouse in her hand in a way to expose the tumor for length and width measurements. Objectives: Volume measurement of subcutaneous xenograft tumors in nude mice models is an important metric to assess tumor growth or response to therapy. Tumor area was determined with flood fill algorithm [31] from the slides; by knowing the volume of a voxel, tumor volume was calculated from these two values. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative, Bulletin of the National Research Centre (2022), Lab Animal (Lab Anim) Eichelerger, L.E. The means of the samples are mpIV_control = 0.65, mpIV_case1 = 0.70, mpIV_case2 = 0.46. 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