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Waheed S, Li Z, Zhang F, Chiarini A, Armato U, Wu J. Engineering nano-drug biointerface to overcome biological barriers toward precision drug delivery. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:395. [PMID: 36045386 PMCID: PMC9428887 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01605-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The rapid advancement of nanomedicine and nanoparticle (NP) materials presents novel solutions potentially capable of revolutionizing health care by improving efficacy, bioavailability, drug targeting, and safety. NPs are intriguing when considering medical applications because of their essential and unique qualities, including a significantly higher surface to mass ratio, quantum properties, and the potential to adsorb and transport drugs and other compounds. However, NPs must overcome or navigate several biological barriers of the human body to successfully deliver drugs at precise locations. Engineering the drug carrier biointerface can help overcome the main biological barriers and optimize the drug delivery in a more personalized manner. This review discusses the significant heterogeneous biological delivery barriers and how biointerface engineering can promote drug carriers to prevail over hurdles and navigate in a more personalized manner, thus ushering in the era of Precision Medicine. We also summarize the nanomedicines' current advantages and disadvantages in drug administration, from natural/synthetic sources to clinical applications. Additionally, we explore the innovative NP designs used in both non-personalized and customized applications as well as how they can attain a precise therapeutic strategy.
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- Saquib Waheed
- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518035, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Human Histology & Embryology Section, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics & Gynaecology, University of Verona Medical School, 37134, Verona, Venetia, Italy
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518035, China
- Human Histology & Embryology Section, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics & Gynaecology, University of Verona Medical School, 37134, Verona, Venetia, Italy
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518035, China.
- Human Histology & Embryology Section, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics & Gynaecology, University of Verona Medical School, 37134, Verona, Venetia, Italy.
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A patterns of care analysis of hyperthermia in combination with radio(chemo)therapy or chemotherapy in European clinical centers. Strahlenther Onkol 2022; 199:436-444. [PMID: 36038671 PMCID: PMC10133066 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-022-01980-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE The combination of hyperthermia (HT) with radio(chemo)therapy or chemotherapy (CT) is an established treatment strategy for specific indications. Its application in routine clinical practice in Europe depends on regulatory and local conditions. We conducted a survey among European clinical centers to determine current practice of HT. METHODS A questionnaire with 22 questions was sent to 24 European HT centers. The questions were divided into two main categories. The first category assessed how many patients are treated with HT in combination with radio(chemo)therapy or CT for specific indications per year. The second category addressed which hyperthermia parameters are recorded. Analysis was performed using descriptive methods. RESULTS The response rate was 71% (17/24) and 16 centers were included in this evaluation. Annually, these 16 centers treat approximately 637 patients using HT in combination with radio(chemo)therapy or CT. On average, 34% (range: 3-100%) of patients are treated in clinical study protocols. Temperature readings and the time interval between HT and radio(chemo)therapy or CT are recorded in 13 (81%) and 9 (56%) centers, respectively. The thermal dose quality parameter "cumulative equivalent minutes at 43 °C" (CEM43°C) is only evaluated in five (31%) centers for each HT session. With regard to treatment sequence, 8 (50%) centers administer HT before radio(chemo)therapy and the other 8 in the reverse order. CONCLUSION There is a significant heterogeneity among European HT centers as to the indications treated and the recording of thermometric parameters. More evidence from clinical studies is necessary to achieve standardization of HT practice.
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Yildiz G, Yasar H, Uslu IE, Demirel Y, Akinci MN, Yilmaz T, Akduman I. Antenna Excitation Optimization with Deep Learning for Microwave Breast Cancer Hyperthermia. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:6343. [PMID: 36080800 PMCID: PMC9460623 DOI: 10.3390/s22176343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Microwave hyperthermia (MH) requires the effective calibration of antenna excitations for the selective focusing of the microwave energy on the target region, with a nominal effect on the surrounding tissue. To this end, many different antenna calibration methods, such as optimization techniques and look-up tables, have been proposed in the literature. These optimization procedures, however, do not consider the whole nature of the electric field, which is a complex vector field; instead, it is simplified to a real and scalar field component. Furthermore, most of the approaches in the literature are system-specific, limiting the applicability of the proposed methods to specific configurations. In this paper, we propose an antenna excitation optimization scheme applicable to a variety of configurations and present the results of a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based approach for two different configurations. The data set for CNN training is collected by superposing the information obtained from individual antenna elements. The results of the CNN models outperform the look-up table results. The proposed approach is promising, as the phase-only optimization and phase-power-combined optimization show a 27% and 4% lower hotspot-to-target energy ratio, respectively, than the look-up table results for the linear MH applicator. The proposed deep-learning-based optimization technique can be utilized as a protocol to be applied on any MH applicator for the optimization of the antenna excitations, as well as for a comparison of MH applicators.
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- Gulsah Yildiz
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
- Mitos Medical Technologies, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
- Mitos Medical Technologies, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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Redr J, Pokorny T, Drizdal T, Fiser O, Brunat M, Vrba J, Vrba D. Microwave Hyperthermia of Brain Tumors: A 2D Assessment Parametric Numerical Study. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:6115. [PMID: 36015874 PMCID: PMC9416291 DOI: 10.3390/s22166115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to the clinically proven benefit of hyperthermia treatments if added to standard cancer therapies for various tumor sites and the recent development of non-invasive temperature measurements using magnetic resonance systems, the hyperthermia community is convinced that it is a time when even patients with brain tumors could benefit from regional microwave hyperthermia, even if they are the subject of a treatment to a vital organ. The purpose of this study was to numerically analyze the ability to achieve a therapeutically relevant constructive superposition of electromagnetic (EM) waves in the treatment of hyperthermia targets within the brain. We evaluated the effect of the target size and position, operating frequency, and the number of antenna elements forming the phased array applicator on the treatment quality. In total, 10 anatomically realistic 2D human head models were considered, in which 10 circular hyperthermia targets with diameters of 20, 25, and 30 mm were examined. Additionally, applicators with 8, 12, 16, and 24 antenna elements and operating frequencies of 434, 650, 915, and 1150 MHz, respectively, were analyzed. For all scenarios considered (4800 combinations), the EM field distributions of individual antenna elements were calculated and treatment planning was performed. Their quality was evaluated using parameters applied in clinical practice, i.e., target coverage (TC) and the target to hot-spot quotient (THQ). The 12-antenna phased array system operating at 434 MHz was the best candidate among all tested systems for HT treatments of glioblastoma tumors. The 12 antenna elements met all the requirements to cover the entire target area; an additional increase in the number of antenna elements did not have a significant effect on the treatment quality.
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Vicentini M, Vassallo M, Ferrero R, Androulakis I, Manzin A. In silico evaluation of adverse eddy current effects in preclinical tests of magnetic hyperthermia. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2022; 223:106975. [PMID: 35792363 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Magnetic hyperthermia is an oncological therapy that employs magnetic nanoparticles activated by alternating current (AC) magnetic fields with frequencies between 50 kHz and 1 MHz, to release heat in a diseased tissue and produce a local temperature increase of about 5 °C. To assess the treatment efficacy, in vivo tests on murine models (mice and rats) are typically performed. However, these are often carried out without satisfying the biophysical constraints on the electromagnetic (EM) field exposure, with consequent generation of hot spots and undesirable heating of healthy tissues. Here, we investigate possible adverse eddy current effects, to estimate AC magnetic field parameters (frequency and amplitude) that can potentially guarantee safe animal tests of magnetic hyperthermia. METHODS The analysis is performed through in silico modelling by means of finite element simulation tools, specifically developed to study eddy current effects in computational animal models, during magnetic hyperthermia treatments. The numerical tools enable us to locally evaluate the specific absorption rate (SAR) and the produced temperature increase, under different field exposure conditions. RESULTS The simulation outcomes demonstrate that in mice with weight lower than 30 g the thermal effects induced by AC magnetic fields are very weak, also when slightly overcoming the Hergt-Dutz limit, that is the product of the magnetic field amplitude and frequency should be lower than 5·109 A/(m·s). Conversely, we observe significant temperature increases in 500 g rats, amplified when the field is applied transversally to the body longitudinal axis. A strong mitigation of side-effects can be achieved by introducing water boluses or by applying focused fields. CONCLUSIONS The developed physics-based modelling approach has proved to be a useful predictive tool for the optimization of preclinical tests of magnetic hyperthermia, allowing the identification of proper EM field conditions and the design of setups that guarantee safe levels of field exposure during animal treatments. In such contest, the obtained results can be considered as valid indicators to assess reference levels for animal testing of biomedical techniques that involve EM fields, like magnetic hyperthermia, thus complying with the Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
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- Marta Vicentini
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), Strada delle Cacce 91, 10135 Torino, Italy; Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), Strada delle Cacce 91, 10135 Torino, Italy; Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), Strada delle Cacce 91, 10135 Torino, Italy
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), Strada delle Cacce 91, 10135 Torino, Italy.
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Kim H, Kim D, Kim W, Kim E, Jang WI, Kim MS. The Efficacy of Radiation is Enhanced by Metformin and Hyperthermia Alone or Combined Against FSaII Fibrosarcoma in C3H Mice. Radiat Res 2022; 198:190-199. [DOI: 10.1667/rade-21-00231.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Hyunkyung Kim
- Clinical Translational Research Team, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Clinical Translational Research Team, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Clinical Translational Research Team, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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Interaction of Radiotherapy and Hyperthermia with the Immune System: a Brief Current Overview. CURRENT STEM CELL REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40778-022-00215-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Purpose of Review
This review focuses on the opposing effects on the immune system of radiotherapy (RT) and the consequences for combined cancer treatment strategies of RT with immunotherapies, including hyperthermia (HT). How RT and HT might affect cancer stem cell populations is also briefly outlined in this context.
Recent Findings
RT is one of the crucial standard cancer therapies. Most patients with solid tumors receive RT for curative and palliative purposes in the course of their disease. RT achieves a local tumor control by inducing DNA damage which can lead to tumor cell death. In recent years, it has become evident that RT does not only have local effects, but also systemic effects which involves induction of anti-tumor immunity and possible alteration of the immunosuppressive properties of the tumor microenvironment. Though, often RT alone is not able to induce potent anti-tumor immune responses since the effects of RT on the immune system can be both immunostimulatory and immunosuppressive.
Summary
RT with additional therapies such as HT and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are promising approaches to induce anti-tumor immunity effectively. HT is not only a potent sensitizer for RT, but it might also improve the efficacy of RT and certain chemotherapeutic agents (CT) by additionally sensitizing resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs).
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Systematic review about complementary medical hyperthermia in oncology. Clin Exp Med 2022; 22:519-565. [PMID: 35767077 PMCID: PMC9244386 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-022-00846-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hyperthermia is a generic term for different techniques using heat in cancer therapies. Temperatures of about 42° Celsius in combination with chemo- or radiotherapy may improve the effectiveness of those treatments. Clinical benefit is shown in “standard hyperthermia” with tumour temperatures assessed during treatment. This systematic review thoroughly assesses the state of evidence concerning the benefits and side effects of electro hyperthermia or whole-body hyperthermia (“alternative hyperthermia”) in oncology. From 26 April 2021 to 09 May 2021, a systematic search was conducted searching five electronic databases (Embase, Cochrane, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Medline) to find studies concerning the use, effectiveness and potential harm of alternative medical hyperthermia therapy on cancer patients. From all 47,388 search results, 53 publications concerning 53 studies with 2006 patients were included in this systematic review. The patients were diagnosed with different types of cancer. The hyperthermic methods included whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) with different methods and electro hyperthermia (EH). The majority of the included studies were single-arm studies, counting in total 32 studies. Six studies were randomized controlled trials (RCT). In addition, one systematic review (SR) was found. The most critical endpoints were tumour response, survival data, pain relief, myelosuppression and toxicities. Outcome was heterogeneous, and considering the methodological limitations, clinical evidence for the benefit of alternative hyperthermia in cancer patients is lacking. Neither for whole-body hyperthermia nor for electro hyperthermia there is any evidence with respect to improvement of survival or quality of life in cancer patients.
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Vergnaud F, Kesse X, Jacobs A, Perton F, Begin-Colin S, Mertz D, Descamps S, Vichery C, Nedelec JM. Magnetic bioactive glass nano-heterostructures: a deeper insight into magnetic hyperthermia properties in the scope of bone cancer treatment. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:3993-4007. [PMID: 35723414 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm00319h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Primary bone cancers commonly involve surgery to remove the malignant tumor, complemented with a postoperative treatment to prevent cancer resurgence. Studies on magnetic hyperthermia, used as a single treatment or in synergy with chemo- or radiotherapy, have shown remarkable success in the past few decades. Multifunctional biomaterials with bone healing ability coupled with hyperthermia property could thus be of great interest to repair critical bone defects resulting from tumor resection. For this purpose, we designed superparamagnetic and bioactive nanoparticles (NPs) based on iron oxide cores (γ-Fe2O3) encapsulated in a bioactive glass (SiO2-CaO) shell. Nanometric heterostructures (122 ± 12 nm) were obtained through a two-step process: co-precipitation of 16 nm sized iron oxide NPs, followed by the growth of a bioactive glass shell via a modified Stöber method. Their bioactivity was confirmed by hydroxyapatite growth in simulated body fluid, and cytotoxicity assays showed they induced no significant death of human mesenchymal stem cells after 7 days. Calorimetric measurements were carried out under a wide range of alternating magnetic field amplitudes and frequencies, considering clinically relevant parameters, and some were made in viscous medium (agar) to mimic the implantation conditions. The experimental specific loss power was predictable with respect to the Linear Response Theory, and showed a maximal value of 767 ± 77 W gFe-1 (769 kHz, 23.9 kA m-1 in water). An interesting value of 166 ± 24 W gFe-1 was obtained under clinically relevant conditions (157 kHz, 23.9 kA m-1) for the heterostructures immobilized in agar. The good biocompatibility, bioactivity and heating ability suggest that these γ-Fe2O3@SiO2-CaO NPs are a promising biomaterial to be used as it is or included in a scaffold to heal bone defects resulting from bone tumor resection.
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- Florestan Vergnaud
- Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg 67034 Cedex 2, France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg 67034 Cedex 2, France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR-7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg 67034 Cedex 2, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Wu Q, Wei M, Yao L, Cheng X, Lu W, Xie X, Li X. Hyperthermia synergistically enhances antitumor efficacy of PARP inhibitor through impacting homologous recombination repair and oxidative stress in vitro. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 619:49-55. [PMID: 35738064 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tumors with homologous recombination (HR) deficiency are particularly responsive to PARP inhibitors, however strategies to improve the sensitivity of epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) with sufficient HR abilities still need to be deeply explored. In the present study, we firstly validated that hyperthermia (HT) changed diverse genes and signal pathways related to HR and oxidative stress in HR proficient EOC cells. HT impaired HR efficiency through inhibiting Olaparib (Olap) induced RAD51 foci formation in EOC cells, which was independent of the expression level of RAD51. Combination therapy of HT and Olap synergistically induced oxidative stress and oxidative DNA damage of EOC cells. Furthermore, we revealed that HT and Olap synergistically aggravated double-strand breaks of DNA in EOC cells. Conclusively, our findings confirmed that HT could synergistically enhance HR proficient EOC cells' sensitivity to PARP inhibitor through impairing HR efficiency and increasing oxidative stress.
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- Qianqian Wu
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaoxing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, 312000, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China; Center for Uterine Cancer Diagnosis & Therapy Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
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Castelló CM, de Carvalho MT, Bakuzis AF, Fonseca SG, Miguel MP. Local tumour nanoparticle thermal therapy: A promising immunomodulatory treatment for canine cancer. Vet Comp Oncol 2022; 20:752-766. [PMID: 35698822 DOI: 10.1111/vco.12842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Distinct thermal therapies have been used for cancer therapy. For hyperthermia (HT) treatment the tumour tissue is heated to temperatures between 39 and 45°C, while during ablation (AB) temperatures above 50°C are achieved. HT is commonly used in combination with different treatment modalities, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, for better clinical outcomes. In contrast, AB is usually used as a single modality for direct tumour cell killing. Both thermal therapies have been shown to result in cytotoxicity as well as immune response stimulation. Immunogenic responses encompass the innate and adaptive immune systems and involve the activation of macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells and T cells. Several heat technologies are used, but great interest arises from nanotechnology-based thermal therapies. Spontaneous tumours in dogs can be a model for cancer immunotherapies with several advantages. In addition, veterinary oncology represents a growing market with an important demand for new therapies. In this review, we will focus on nanoparticle-mediated thermal-induced immunogenic effects, the beneficial potential of integrating thermal nanomedicine with immunotherapies and the results of published works with thermotherapies for cancer using dogs with spontaneous tumours, highlighting the works that evaluated the effect on the immune system in order to show dogs with spontaneous cancer as a good model for evaluated the immunomodulatory effect of nanoparticle-mediated thermal therapies.
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- Carla Martí Castelló
- Programa de pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Programa de pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Setor de Imunologia, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Programa de pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.,Setor de Patologia Geral, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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Stoll E, Hader M, Rückert M, Weissmann T, Lettmaier S, Putz F, Hecht M, Fietkau R, Rosin A, Frey B, Gaipl US. Detailed in vitro analyses of the impact of multimodal cancer therapy with hyperthermia and radiotherapy on the immune phenotype of human glioblastoma cells. Int J Hyperthermia 2022; 39:796-805. [PMID: 35676615 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2022.2080873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Improvements of heat-delivery systems have led to hyperthermia (HT) being increasingly recognized as an adjunct treatment modality also for brain tumors. But how HT affects the immune phenotype of glioblastoma cells is only scarcely known. MATERIALS AND METHODS We therefore investigated the effect of in vitro HT, radiotherapy (RT), and the combination of both (RHT) on cell death modalities, immune checkpoint molecule (ICM) expression and release of the danger signal HSP70 of two human glioblastoma cell lines (U87 and U251) by using multicolor flow cytometry and ELISA. Hyperthermia was performed once or twice for 60-minute sessions reaching temperatures of 39 °C, 41 °C, and 44 °C, respectively. RT was administered with 5 x 2 Gy. RESULTS A hyperthermia chamber for cell culture t-flasks regulating the temperature via a contact sensor was developed. While the glioblastoma cells were rather radioresistant, particularly in U251 cells, the combination of RT with HT significantly increased the percentage of apoptotic and necrotic cells for all temperatures examined and for both, single and double HT application. In line with that, an increased release of HSP 70 was seen only in U251 cells, mainly following treatment with HT at temperatures of 44 °C alone or in combination with RT. In contrast, immune suppressive (PD-L1, PD-L2, HVEM) and immune stimulatory (ICOS-L, CD137-L and Ox40-L) ICMs were significantly increased mostly on U87 cells, and particularly after RHT with 41 °C. CONCLUSIONS Individual assessment of the glioblastoma immune cell phenotype with regard to the planned treatment is mandatory to optimize multimodal radio-immunotherapy protocols including HT.
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- Eileen Stoll
- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair for Ceramic Materials Engineering, Keylab Glastechnology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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Ganguly S, Margel S. 3D printed magnetic polymer composite hydrogels for hyperthermia and magnetic field driven structural manipulation. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Włodarczyk A, Gorgoń S, Radoń A, Bajdak-Rusinek K. Magnetite Nanoparticles in Magnetic Hyperthermia and Cancer Therapies: Challenges and Perspectives. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12111807. [PMID: 35683663 PMCID: PMC9182445 DOI: 10.3390/nano12111807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Until now, strategies used to treat cancer are imperfect, and this generates the need to search for better and safer solutions. The biggest issue is the lack of selective interaction with neoplastic cells, which is associated with occurrence of side effects and significantly reduces the effectiveness of therapies. The use of nanoparticles in cancer can counteract these problems. One of the most promising nanoparticles is magnetite. Implementation of this nanoparticle can improve various treatment methods such as hyperthermia, targeted drug delivery, cancer genotherapy, and protein therapy. In the first case, its feature makes magnetite useful in magnetic hyperthermia. Interaction of magnetite with the altered magnetic field generates heat. This process results in raised temperature only in a desired part of a patient body. In other therapies, magnetite-based nanoparticles could serve as a carrier for various types of therapeutic load. The magnetic field would direct the drug-related magnetite nanoparticles to the pathological site. Therefore, this material can be used in protein and gene therapy or drug delivery. Since the magnetite nanoparticle can be used in various types of cancer treatment, they are extensively studied. Herein, we summarize the latest finding on the applicability of the magnetite nanoparticles, also addressing the most critical problems faced by smart nanomedicine in oncological therapies.
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- Agnieszka Włodarczyk
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 18, 40-752 Katowice, Poland;
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- Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Surgery, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden;
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Sowinskiego 5 St., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland;
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 18, 40-752 Katowice, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-32-208-8382
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Solid Magnetoliposomes as Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Systems for Controlled Release of Doxorubicin: Assessment of Lipid Formulations. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10051207. [PMID: 35625942 PMCID: PMC9138220 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Stimuli-responsive liposomes are a class of nanocarriers whose drug release occurs, preferentially, when exposed to a specific biological environment, to an external stimulus, or both. This work is focused on the design of solid magnetoliposomes (SMLs) as lipid-based nanosystems aiming to obtain multi-stimuli-responsive vesicles for doxorubicin (DOX) controlled release in pathological areas under the action of thermal, magnetic, and pH stimuli. The effect of lipid combinations on structural, colloidal stability, and thermodynamic parameters were evaluated. The results confirmed the reproducibility for SMLs synthesis based on nine lipid formulations (combining DPPC, DSPC, CHEMS, DOPE and/or DSPE-PEG), with structural and colloidal properties suitable for biological applications. A loss of stability and thermosensitivity was observed for formulations containing dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) lipid. SMLs PEGylation is an essential step to enhance both their long-term storage stability and stealth properties. DOX encapsulation (encapsulation efficiency ranging between 87% and 96%) in the bilayers lowered its pKa, which favors the displacement of DOX from the acyl chains to the surface when changing from alkaline to acidic pH. The release profiles demonstrated a preferential release at acidic pH, more pronounced under mimetic mild-hyperthermia conditions (42 °C). Release kinetics varied with the lipid formulation, generally demonstrating hyperthermia temperatures and acidic pH as determining factors in DOX release; PEGylation was shown to act as a diffusion barrier on the SMLs surface. The integrated assessment and characterization of SMLs allows tuning lipid formulations that best respond to the needs for specific controlled release profiles of stimuli-responsive nanosystems as a multi-functional approach to cancer targeting and therapy.
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The Effect of Hyperthermia and Radiotherapy Sequence on Cancer Cell Death and the Immune Phenotype of Breast Cancer Cells. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14092050. [PMID: 35565180 PMCID: PMC9103710 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14092050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Hyperthermia (HT) is a cancer treatment which locally heats the tumor to supraphysiological temperature, and it is an effective sensitizer for radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy. HT is further capable of modulating the immune system. Thus, a better understanding of its effect on the immune phenotype of tumor cells, and particularly when combined with RT, would help to optimize combined anti-cancer treatments. Since in clinics, no standards about the sequence of RT and HT exist, we analyzed whether this differently affects the cell death and immunological phenotype of human breast cancer cells. We revealed that the sequence of HT and RT does not strongly matter from the immunological point of view, however, when HT is combined with RT, it changes the immunophenotype of breast cancer cells and also upregulates immune suppressive immune checkpoint molecules. Thus, the additional application of immune checkpoint inhibitors with RT and HT should be beneficial in clinics. Abstract Hyperthermia (HT) is an accepted treatment for recurrent breast cancer which locally heats the tumor to 39–44 °C, and it is a very potent sensitizer for radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy. However, currently little is known about how HT with a distinct temperature, and particularly, how the sequence of HT and RT changes the immune phenotype of breast cancer cells. Therefore, human MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cells were treated with HT of different temperatures (39, 41 and 44 °C), alone and in combination with RT (2 × 5 Gy) in different sequences, with either RT or HT first, followed by the other. Tumor cell death forms and the expression of immune checkpoint molecules (ICMs) were analyzed by multicolor flow cytometry. Human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) were differentiated and co-cultured with the treated cancer cells. In both cell lines, RT was the main stressor for cell death induction, with apoptosis being the prominent cell death form in MCF-7 cells and both apoptosis and necrosis in MDA-MB-231 cells. Here, the sequence of the combined treatments, either RT or HT, did not have a significant impact on the final outcome. The expression of all of the three examined immune suppressive ICMs, namely PD-L1, PD-L2 and HVEM, was significantly increased on MCF-7 cells 120 h after the treatment of RT with HT of any temperature. Of special interest for MDA-MB-231 cells is that only combinations of RT with HT of both 41 and 44 °C induced a significantly increased expression of PD-L2 at all examined time points (24, 48, 72, and 120 h). Generally, high dynamics of ICM expression can be observed after combined RT and HT treatments. There was no significant difference between the different sequences of treatments (either HT + RT or RT + HT) in case of the upregulation of ICMs. Furthermore, the co-culture of moDCs with tumor cells of any treatment had no impact on the expression of activation markers. We conclude that the sequence of HT and RT does not strongly affect the immune phenotype of breast cancer cells. However, when HT is combined with RT, it results in an increased expression of distinct immune suppressive ICMs that should be considered by including immune checkpoint inhibitors in multimodal tumor treatments with RT and HT. Further, combined RT and HT affects the immune system in the effector phase rather than in the priming phase.
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Schouten D, van Os R, Westermann AM, Crezee H, van Tienhoven G, Kolff MW, Bins AD. A randomized phase-II study of reirradiation and hyperthermia versus reirradiation and hyperthermia plus chemotherapy for locally recurrent breast cancer in previously irradiated area. Acta Oncol 2022; 61:441-448. [PMID: 35139725 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2022.2033315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients with inoperable local regional recurrences of breast cancer in previously irradiated areas, local control is difficult to maintain and treatment options are limited. The Dutch standard treatment for such recurrences is reirradiation combined with hyperthermia. Apart from enhancing the effect of reirradiation, hyperthermia is also known to improve local effects of chemotherapy like cisplatin. This randomized phase-II trial compares reirradiation and hyperthermia versus the same treatment combined with cisplatin. PATIENTS AND METHODS From December 2010 up to January 2019, 49 patients were randomized, 27 in the standard arm and 22 in the combined arm. A total of 32 Gy was given in eight fractions of 4 Gy in 4 weeks, at two fractions per week. After January 2015, the radiation schedule was changed to 46 Gy in 23 fractions of 2 Gy, at five fractions per week. Hyperthermia was added once a week after radiotherapy. The combined arm was treated with four cycles of weekly cisplatin 40 mg/m2. RESULTS Complete response rate was 60.9% in the standard arm and 61.1% in the combined arm (p = 0.87). Partial response rate was 30.4% in the standard arm and 33.3% in the combined arm (p = 0.79). One-year overall survival was 63.4% in the standard arm and 57.4% in the combined arm. One-year local progression-free interval was 81.5% in the standard arm and 88.1% in the combined arm (p = 0.95). Twenty-five percentage of patients in the standard arm experienced grade 3 or 4 acute toxicity and 29% of patients in the combined arm (p = 0.79). CONCLUSION No potential benefit could be detected of adding cisplatin to reirradiation and hyperthermia in patients with recurrent breast cancer in a previously irradiated area. With or without cisplatin, most patients had subsequent local control until last follow-up or death.
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- Daphne Schouten
- Department of Radiotherapy, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Le Guevelou J, Chirila ME, Achard V, Guillemin PC, Lorton O, Uiterwijk JWE, Dipasquale G, Salomir R, Zilli T. Combined hyperthermia and radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a systematic review. Int J Hyperthermia 2022; 39:547-556. [PMID: 35313781 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2022.2053212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Optimization of treatment strategies for prostate cancer patients treated with curative radiation therapy (RT) represents one of the major challenges for the radiation oncologist. Dose escalation or combination of RT with systemic therapies is used to improve tumor control in patients with unfavorable prostate cancer, at the risk of increasing rates and severity of treatment-related toxicities. Elevation of temperature to a supra-physiological level has been shown to both increase tumor oxygenation and reduce DNA repair capabilities. Thus, hyperthermia (HT) combined with RT represents a compelling treatment strategy to improve the therapeutic ratio in prostate cancer patients. The aim of the present systematic review is to report on preclinical and clinical evidence supporting the combination of HT and RT for prostate cancer, discussing future applications and developments of this combined treatment.
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- Jennifer Le Guevelou
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.,Amethyst Radiotherapy Centre, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland
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Radzi MRM, Johari NA, Zawawi WFAWM, Zawawi NA, Latiff NA, Malek NANN, Wahab AA, Salim MI, Jemon K. In vivo evaluation of oxidized multiwalled-carbon nanotubes-mediated hyperthermia treatment for breast cancer. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2022; 134:112586. [PMID: 35525733 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer that contribute to high mortality worldwide. Hyperthermia (HT) was introduced as one of the alternative treatments to treat breast cancer but has major drawback of damaging normal adjacent cells. This study explores the integration effect of multiwalled‑carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in combination with hyperthermia treatment for breast cancer therapy regimes. In this study, acid-functionalized MWCNTs (ox-MWCNTs) were prepared by acid washing methods using H2SO4/HNO3 (98%/68%) with the ratio of 3:1 (ν/ν) and characterized by colloidal dispersibility test, FTIR, TGA, XRD, FESEM and EDX analysis. EMT6 tumor-bearing mice were treated with ox-MWCNTs in combination with local HT at 43 °C. The tumor progression was monitored and the influence of immune response was evaluated. Results from this study demonstrated that mice from ox-MWCNTs in combination with local HT treatment group experienced complete tumor eradication, accompanied by a significant increase in median survival of the mice. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis of tumor tissues revealed that tumor treated with combined treatment underwent cell necrosis and there was a significant reduction of proliferating cells when compared to the untreated tumor. This observation is also accompanied with an increase in Hsp70 expression in tumor treated with HT. Flow cytometry analysis of the draining lymph nodes showed an increase in dendritic cells infiltration and maturation in mice treated with combined treatment. In addition, a significant increase of tumor-infiltrated CD8+ and CD4+ T cells along with macrophages and natural killer cells was observed in tumor treated with combined treatment. Altogether, results presented in this study suggested the potential of ox-MWCNTs-mediated HT as an anticancer therapeutic agent, hence might be beneficial in the future of breast cancer treatment.
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- Muhammad Redza Mohd Radzi
- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Cancer and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Health and Wellness Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-ISIR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Cancer and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Health and Wellness Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
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Present Practice of Radiative Deep Hyperthermia in Combination with Radiotherapy in Switzerland. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14051175. [PMID: 35267486 PMCID: PMC8909523 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Moderate hyperthermia is a potent and evidence-based radiosensitizer. Several indications are reimbursed for the combination of deep hyperthermia with radiotherapy (dHT+RT). We evaluated the current practice of dHT+RT in Switzerland. METHODS All indications presented to the national hyperthermia tumor board for dHT between January 2017 and June 2021 were evaluated and treatment schedules were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS Of 183 patients presented at the hyperthermia tumor board, 71.6% were accepted and 54.1% (99/183) finally received dHT. The most commonly reimbursed dHT indications were "local recurrence and compression" (20%), rectal (14.7%) and bladder (13.7%) cancer, respectively. For 25.3% of patients, an individual request for insurance cover was necessary. 47.4% of patients were treated with curative intent; 36.8% were in-house patients and 63.2% were referred from other hospitals. CONCLUSIONS Approximately two thirds of patients were referred for dHT+RT from external hospitals, indicating a general demand for dHT in Switzerland. The patterns of care were diverse with respect to treatment indication. To the best of our knowledge, this study shows for the first time the pattern of care in a national cohort treated with dHT+RT. This insight will serve as the basis for a national strategy to evaluate and expand the evidence for dHT.
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Li X, Duan S, Zheng Y, Yang Y, Wang L, Li X, Zhang Q, Thorne RF, Li W, Yang D. Hyperthermia inhibits growth of nasopharyngeal carcinoma through degradation of c-Myc. Int J Hyperthermia 2022; 39:358-371. [PMID: 35184661 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2022.2038282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- Xiaole Li
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Translational Research Institute, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Translational Research Institute, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Radiotherapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Liu L, Zhuang J, Tan J, Liu T, Fan W, Zhang Y, Li J. Doxorubicin-Loaded UiO-66/Bi 2S 3 Nanocomposite-Enhanced Synergistic Transarterial Chemoembolization and Photothermal Therapy against Hepatocellular Carcinoma. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:7579-7591. [PMID: 35129950 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the first choice for patients with intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but clinical applications still face some problems, such as the difficulties in clearing all cancer cells and lack of targeting, which would damage normal liver cells. Recently, photothermal therapy (PTT) and nanodelivery systems have been used to improve the efficacy of TACE. However, most of these strategies achieve only a single function, and the synthesis process is complicated. Here, a simple one-step solvothermal method was used to develop multifunctional nanoparticles (UiO-66/Bi2S3@DOX), which can simultaneously achieve photothermal effects and low pH-triggered DOX release. UiO-66/Bi2S3 exhibited a pH-responsive release behavior and an excellent photothermal effect in a series of in vitro and in vivo studies. Biocompatibility was confirmed by cytotoxicity and hemocompatibility evaluations. The rat N1S1 liver tumor model was established to investigate the therapeutic effect and biosafety of the nanoplatforms using TACE. The results revealed that the combination of TACE and PTT resulted in remarkable tumor growth inhibition, and the histopathological assay further revealed extensive necrosis, downregulated angiogenesis, increased apoptosis, and proliferation in the tumor response. These results demonstrated that this nanosystem platform was a promising therapeutic agent for enhancing TACE therapy for HCC treatment.
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- Lingwei Liu
- Department of Interventional Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Institute of Marine Biomedicine, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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Small-angle X-ray scattering to quantify the incorporation and analyze the disposition of magnetic nanoparticles inside cells. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 608:1-12. [PMID: 34624760 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Access to detailed information on cells loaded with nanoparticles with nanoscale precision is of a long-standing interest in many areas of nanomedicine. In this context, designing a single experiment able to provide statistical mean data from a large number of living unsectioned cells concerning information on the nanoparticle size and aggregation inside cell endosomes and accurate nanoparticle cell up-take is of paramount importance. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is presented here as a tool to achieve such relevant data. Experiments were carried out in cultures of B16F0 murine melanoma and A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell lines loaded with various iron oxide nanostructures displaying distinctive structural characteristics. Five systems of water-dispersible magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) of different size, polydispersity and morphology were analyzed, namely, nearly monodisperse MNP with 11 and 13 nm mean size coated with meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid, more polydisperse 6 nm colloids coated with citric acid and two nanoflowers (NF) systems of 24 and 27 nm in size resulting from the aggregation of 8 nm MNP. Up-take was determined for each system using B16F0 cells. Here we show that SAXS pattern provides high resolution information on nanoparticles disposition inside endosomes of the cytoplasm through the structure factor analysis, on nanoparticles size and dispersity after their incorporation by the cell and on up-take quantification from the extrapolation of the intensity in absolute scale to null scattering vector. We also report on the cell culture preparation to reach sensitivity for the observation of MNP inside cell endosomes using high brightness SAXS synchrotron source. Our results show that SAXS can become a valuable tool for analyzing MNP in cells and tissues.
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Marzhoseyni Z, Shojaie L, Tabatabaei SA, Movahedpour A, Safari M, Esmaeili D, Mahjoubin-Tehran M, Jalili A, Morshedi K, Khan H, Okhravi R, Hamblin MR, Mirzaei H. Streptococcal bacterial components in cancer therapy. Cancer Gene Ther 2022; 29:141-155. [PMID: 33753868 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-021-00308-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The incidence rate of cancer is steadily increasing all around the world, and there is an urgent need to develop novel and more effective treatment strategies. Recently, bacterial therapy has been investigated as a new approach to target cancer, and is becoming a serious option. Streptococcus strains are among the most common and well-studied virulent bacteria that cause a variety of human infections. Everyone has experienced a sore throat during their lifetime, or has been asymptomatically colonized by streptococci. The ability of Streptococcus bacteria to fight cancer was discovered more than 100 years ago, and over the years has undergone clinical trials, but the mechanism is not yet completely understood. Recently, several animal models and human clinical trials have been reported. Streptococcal strains can have an intrinsic anti-tumor activity, or can activate the host immune system to fight the tumor. Bacteria can selectively accumulate and proliferate in the hypoxic regions of solid tumors. Moreover, the bacteria can be genetically engineered to secrete toxins or enzymes that can specifically attack the tumors.
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- Zeynab Marzhoseyni
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Research Center for Liver Diseases, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Applied Microbiology Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute and Department of Microbiology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran.
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa.
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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Sebeke L, Gómez JDC, Heijman E, Rademann P, Maul AC, Ekdawi S, Vlachakis S, Toker D, Mink BL, Schubert-Quecke C, Yeo SY, Schmidt P, Lucas C, Brodesser S, Hossann M, Lindner LH, Grüll H. Hyperthermia-induced doxorubicin delivery from thermosensitive liposomes via MR-HIFU in a pig model. J Control Release 2022; 343:798-812. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neoantigen Cancer Vaccines: Generation, Optimization, and Therapeutic Targeting Strategies. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10020196. [PMID: 35214655 PMCID: PMC8877108 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10020196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Alternatives to conventional cancer treatments are highly sought after for high-risk malignancies that have a poor response to established treatment modalities. With research advancing rapidly in the past decade, neoantigen-based immunotherapeutic approaches represent an effective and highly tolerable therapeutic option. Neoantigens are tumor-specific antigens that are not expressed in normal cells and possess significant immunogenic potential. Several recent studies have described the conceptual framework and methodologies to generate neoantigen-based vaccines as well as the formulation of appropriate clinical trials to advance this approach for patient care. This review aims to describe some of the key studies in the recent literature in this rapidly evolving field and summarize the current advances in neoantigen identification and selection, vaccine generation and delivery, and the optimization of neoantigen-based therapeutic strategies, including the early data from pivotal clinical studies.
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Nakahara S, Ohguri T, Kakinouchi S, Itamura H, Morisaki T, Tani S, Yahara K, Fujimoto N. Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy with Regional Hyperthermia for High-Risk Localized Prostate Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14020400. [PMID: 35053562 PMCID: PMC8774016 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14020400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of adding regional hyperthermia to intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plus neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for high-risk localized prostate carcinoma. Methods: Data from 121 consecutive patients with high-risk prostate carcinoma who were treated with IMRT were retrospectively analyzed. The total planned dose of IMRT was 76 Gy in 38 fractions for all patients; hyperthermia was used in 70 of 121 patients. Intra-rectal temperatures at the prostate level were measured to evaluate thermal dose. Results: Median number of heating sessions was five and the median total thermal dose of CEM43T90 was 7.5 min. Median follow-up duration was 64 months. Addition of hyperthermia to IMRT predicted better clinical relapse-free survival. Higher thermal dose with CEM43T90 (>7 min) predicted improved biochemical disease-free survival. The occurrence of acute and delayed toxicity ≥Grade 2 was not significantly different between patients with or without hyperthermia. Conclusions: IMRT plus regional hyperthermia represents a promising approach with acceptable toxicity for high-risk localized prostate carcinoma. Further studies are needed to verify the efficacy of this combined treatment.
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- Sota Nakahara
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (S.N.); (S.K.); (H.I.); (T.M.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (S.N.); (S.K.); (H.I.); (T.M.); (S.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-93-691-7264; Fax: +81-93-692-0249
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (S.N.); (S.K.); (H.I.); (T.M.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (S.N.); (S.K.); (H.I.); (T.M.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (S.N.); (S.K.); (H.I.); (T.M.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (S.N.); (S.K.); (H.I.); (T.M.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Kurashiki Medical Center, Kurashiki 710-8522, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan;
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Stereotactic Laser Ablation (SLA) followed by consolidation stereotactic radiosurgery (cSRS) as treatment for brain metastasis that recurred locally after initial radiosurgery (BMRS): a multi-institutional experience. J Neurooncol 2022; 156:295-306. [PMID: 35001245 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03893-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The optimal treatment paradigm for brain metastasis that recurs locally after initial radiosurgery remains an area of active investigation. Here, we report outcomes for patients with BMRS treated with stereotactic laser ablation (SLA, also known as laser interstitial thermal therapy, LITT) followed by consolidation radiosurgery. METHODS Clinical outcomes of 20 patients with 21 histologically confirmed BMRS treated with SLA followed by consolidation SRS and > 6 months follow-up were collected retrospectively across three participating institutions. RESULTS Consolidation SRS (5 Gy × 5 or 6 Gy × 5) was carried out 16-73 days (median of 26 days) post-SLA in patients with BMRS. There were no new neurological deficits after SLA/cSRS. While 3/21 (14.3%) patients suffered temporary Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) decline after SLA, no KPS decline was observed after cSRS. There were no 30-day mortalities or wound complications. Two patients required re-admission within 30 days of cSRS (severe headache that resolved with steroid therapy (n = 1) and new onset seizure (n = 1)). With a median follow-up of 228 days (range: 178-1367 days), the local control rate at 6 and 12 months (LC6, LC12) was 100%. All showed diminished FLAIR volume surrounding the SLA/cSRS treated BMRS at the six-month follow-up; none of the patients required steroid for symptoms attributable to these BMRS. These results compare favorably to the available literature for repeat SRS or SLA-only treatment of BMRS. CONCLUSIONS This multi-institutional experience supports further investigations of SLA/cSRS as a treatment strategy for BMRS.
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Hyperthermia: A Potential Game-Changer in the Management of Cancers in Low-Middle-Income Group Countries. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14020315. [PMID: 35053479 PMCID: PMC8774274 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14020315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Loco-regional hyperthermia at 40-44 °C is a multifaceted therapeutic modality with the distinct triple advantage of being a potent radiosensitizer, a chemosensitizer and an immunomodulator. Risk difference estimates from pairwise meta-analysis have shown that the local tumour control could be improved by 22.3% (p < 0.001), 22.1% (p < 0.001) and 25.5% (p < 0.001) in recurrent breast cancers, locally advanced cervix cancer (LACC) and locally advanced head and neck cancers, respectively by adding hyperthermia to radiotherapy over radiotherapy alone. Furthermore, thermochemoradiotherapy in LACC have shown to reduce the local failure rates by 10.1% (p = 0.03) and decrease deaths by 5.6% (95% CI: 0.6-11.8%) over chemoradiotherapy alone. As around one-third of the cancer cases in low-middle-income group countries belong to breast, cervix and head and neck regions, hyperthermia could be a potential game-changer and expected to augment the clinical outcomes of these patients in conjunction with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Further, hyperthermia could also be a cost-effective therapeutic modality as the capital costs for setting up a hyperthermia facility is relatively low. Thus, the positive outcomes evident from various phase III randomized trials and meta-analysis with thermoradiotherapy or thermochemoradiotherapy justifies the integration of hyperthermia in the therapeutic armamentarium of clinical management of cancer, especially in low-middle-income group countries.
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Wang H, Xu S, Fan D, Geng X, Zhi G, Wu D, Shen H, Yang F, Zhou X, Wang X. Multifunctional microcapsules: A theranostic agent for US/MR/PAT multi-modality imaging and synergistic chemo-photothermal osteosarcoma therapy. Bioact Mater 2022; 7:453-465. [PMID: 34466745 PMCID: PMC8379422 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Development of versatile theranostic agents that simultaneously integrate therapeutic and diagnostic features remains a clinical urgent. Herein, we aimed to prepare uniform PEGylated (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microcapsules (PB@(Fe3O4@PEG-PLGA) MCs) with superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles embedded in the shell and Prussian blue (PB) NPs inbuilt in the cavity via a premix membrane emulsification (PME) method. On account of the eligible geometry and multiple load capacity, these MCs could be used as efficient multi-modality contrast agents to simultaneously enhance the contrasts of US, MR and PAT imaging. In-built PB NPs furnished the MCs with excellent photothermal conversion property and embedded Fe3O4 NPs endowed the magnetic location for fabrication of targeted drug delivery system. Notably, after further in-situ encapsulation of antitumor drug of DOX, (PB+DOX)@(Fe3O4@PEG-PLGA) MCs possessed more unique advantages on achieving near infrared (NIR)-responsive drug delivery and magnetic-guided chemo-photothermal synergistic osteosarcoma therapy. In vitro and in vivo studies revealed these biocompatible (PB+DOX)@(Fe3O4@PEG-PLGA) MCs could effectively target to the tumor tissue with superior therapeutic effect against the invasion of osteosarcoma and alleviation of osteolytic lesions, which will be developed as a smart platform integrating multi-modality imaging capabilities and synergistic effect with high therapy efficacy.
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- Hufei Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Graphene as Photothermal Therapeutic Agents. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1351:177-200. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4923-3_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kazantseva NE, Smolkova IS, Babayan V, Vilčáková J, Smolka P, Saha P. Magnetic Nanomaterials for Arterial Embolization and Hyperthermia of Parenchymal Organs Tumors: A Review. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11123402. [PMID: 34947751 PMCID: PMC8706233 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Magnetic hyperthermia (MH), proposed by R. K. Gilchrist in the middle of the last century as local hyperthermia, has nowadays become a recognized method for minimally invasive treatment of oncological diseases in combination with chemotherapy (ChT) and radiotherapy (RT). One type of MH is arterial embolization hyperthermia (AEH), intended for the presurgical treatment of primary inoperable and metastasized solid tumors of parenchymal organs. This method is based on hyperthermia after transcatheter arterial embolization of the tumor’s vascular system with a mixture of magnetic particles and embolic agents. An important advantage of AEH lies in the double effect of embolotherapy, which blocks blood flow in the tumor, and MH, which eradicates cancer cells. Consequently, only the tumor undergoes thermal destruction. This review introduces the progress in the development of polymeric magnetic materials for application in AEH.
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- Natalia E. Kazantseva
- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Třída Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (I.S.S.); (V.B.); (J.V.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
- Polymer Centre, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Vavrečkova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-608607035
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Třída Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (I.S.S.); (V.B.); (J.V.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Třída Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (I.S.S.); (V.B.); (J.V.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Třída Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (I.S.S.); (V.B.); (J.V.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
- Polymer Centre, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Vavrečkova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Třída Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (I.S.S.); (V.B.); (J.V.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Třída Tomáše Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic; (I.S.S.); (V.B.); (J.V.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
- Polymer Centre, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Vavrečkova 275, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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Development of 3D MRI-Based Anatomically Realistic Models of Breast Tissues and Tumours for Microwave Imaging Diagnosis. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21248265. [PMID: 34960354 PMCID: PMC8708261 DOI: 10.3390/s21248265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Breast cancer diagnosis using radar-based medical MicroWave Imaging (MWI) has been studied in recent years. Realistic numerical and physical models of the breast are needed for simulation and experimental testing of MWI prototypes. We aim to provide the scientific community with an online repository of multiple accurate realistic breast tissue models derived from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), including benign and malignant tumours. Such models are suitable for 3D printing, leveraging experimental MWI testing. We propose a pre-processing pipeline, which includes image registration, bias field correction, data normalisation, background subtraction, and median filtering. We segmented the fat tissue with the region growing algorithm in fat-weighted Dixon images. Skin, fibroglandular tissue, and the chest wall boundary were segmented from water-weighted Dixon images. Then, we applied a 3D region growing and Hoshen-Kopelman algorithms for tumour segmentation. The developed semi-automatic segmentation procedure is suitable to segment tissues with a varying level of heterogeneity regarding voxel intensity. Two accurate breast models with benign and malignant tumours, with dielectric properties at 3, 6, and 9 GHz frequencies have been made available to the research community. These are suitable for microwave diagnosis, i.e., imaging and classification, and can be easily adapted to other imaging modalities.
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Lodi MB, Curreli N, Zappia S, Pilia L, Casula MF, Fiorito S, Catapano I, Desogus F, Pellegrino T, Kriegel I, Crocco L, Mazzarella G, Fanti A. Influence of Magnetic Scaffold Loading Patterns on their Hyperthermic Potential against Bone Tumors. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2021; 69:2029-2040. [PMID: 34882544 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2021.3134208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Magnetic scaffolds have been investigated as promising tools for the interstitial hyperthermia treatment of bone cancers, to control local recurrence by enhancing radio- and chemotherapy effectiveness. The potential of magnetic scaffolds motivates the development of production strategies enabling tunability of the resulting magnetic properties. Within this framework, deposition and drop-casting of magnetic nanoparticles on suitable scaffolds offer advantages such as ease of production and high loading, although these approaches are often associated with a non-uniform final spatial distribution of nanoparticles in the biomaterial. The implications and the influences of nanoparticle distribution on the final therapeutic application have not yet been investigated thoroughly. In this work, poly-caprolactone scaffolds are magnetized by loading them with synthetic magnetic nanoparticles through a drop-casting deposition and tuned to obtain different distributions of magnetic nanoparticles in the biomaterial. The physicochemical properties of the magnetic scaffolds are analyzed. The microstructure and the morphological alterations due to the reworked drop-casting process are evaluated and correlated to static magnetic measurements. THz tomography is used as an innovative investigation technique to derive the spatial distribution of nanoparticles. Finally, multiphysics simulations are used to investigate the influence on the loading patterns on the interstitial bone tumor hyperthermia treatment.
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Liu F, Liu X, Chen F, Fu Q. Mussel-inspired chemistry: A promising strategy for natural polysaccharides in biomedical applications. Prog Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2021.101472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Androulakis I, Mestrom RMC, Christianen MEMC, Kolkman-Deurloo IKK, van Rhoon GC. Design of the novel ThermoBrachy applicators enabling simultaneous interstitial hyperthermia and high dose rate brachytherapy. Int J Hyperthermia 2021; 38:1660-1671. [PMID: 34814784 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2021.2005160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE In High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for prostate cancer there is a need for a new way of increasing cancer cell kill in combination with a stable dose to the organs at risk. In this study, we propose a novel ThermoBrachy applicator that offers the unique ability to apply interstitial hyperthermia while simultaneously serving as an afterloading catheter for high dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer. This approach achieves a higher thermal enhancement ratio than in sequential application of radiation and hyperthermia and has the potential to decrease the overall treatment time. METHODS The new applicator uses the principle of capacitively coupled electrodes. We performed a proof of concept experiment to demostrate the feasibility of the proposed applicator. Moreover, we used electromagnetic and thermal simulations to evaluate the power needs and temperature homogeneity in different tissues. Furthermore we investigated whether dynamic phase and amplitude adaptation can be used to improve longitudinal temperature control. RESULTS Simulations demonstrate that the electrodes achieve good temperature homogeneity in a homogenous phantom when following current applicator spacing guidelines. Furthermore, we demonstrate that by dynamic phase and amplitude adaptation provides a great advancement for further adaptability of the heating pattern. CONCLUSIONS This newly designed ThermoBrachy applicator has the potential to revise the interest in interstitial thermobrachytherapy, since the simultaneous application of radiation and hyperthermia enables maximum thermal enhancement and at maximum efficiency for patient and organization.
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- Ioannis Androulakis
- Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Fiorentini G, Sarti D, Ranieri G, Gadaleta CD, Fiorentini C, Milandri C, Mambrini A, Guadagni S. Modulated electro-hyperthermia in stage III and IV pancreatic cancer: Results of an observational study on 158 patients. World J Clin Oncol 2021; 12:1064-1071. [PMID: 34909400 PMCID: PMC8641006 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i11.1064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of studies report the beneficial effects of regional hyperthermia in association with chemotherapy (CHT) and radiotherapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer; in particular, the use of modulated electro-hyperthermia (mEHT) results in increased survival and tumor response.
AIM To compare outcomes of CHT alone or in association with mEHT for the treatment of stage III and IV pancreatic cancer.
METHODS This was an observational retrospective study; data were collected for patients with stage III-IV pancreatic cancer that were treated with CHT alone or in combination with mEHT from 2003 to 2019. A total of 158 patients were included in the study out 270 patients screened in four Italian hospitals; 58 (37%) of these received CHT + mEHT and 100 (63%) CHT. CHT was mainly gemcitabine-based regimens in both groups.
RESULTS Overall (19.5 mo vs 11.02 mo, P < 0.001) and progression-free (12 mo vs 3 mo, P < 0.001) survival were better for the CHT + mEHT group compared to the CHT group. The association of mEHT resulted also in an improvement of tumor response with disease control rate 95% vs 58% (P < 0.001) at 3 mo. Toxicity was comparable in the two study groups, and mEHT related adverse events were limited in 8 patients presenting G1-2 skin burns.
CONCLUSION The addition of mEHT to systemic CHT improved overall and progression-free survival and local tumor control with comparable toxicity.
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- Giammaria Fiorentini
- Department of Onco-Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera “Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord”, Pesaro 61122, Italy
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- Oncology Department, Ospedale S. Maria Della Misericordia, ASUR1, Urbino 61029, Italy
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- Interventional and Integrated Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Centre, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari 70124, Italy
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- Interventional and Integrated Medical Oncology, National Cancer Research Centre, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari 70124, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biothecnologies, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Siena, Siena 53100, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo 52100, Italy
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- Department of Oncology - ASL Toscana Nord Ovest, Massa Carrara Hospital, Massa 54100, Italy
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- Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of General Surgery, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila 67100, Italy
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Cheng B, Bing C, Chu TH, Alzahrani S, Pichardo S, Pike GB. Simultaneous Localized Brain Mild Hyperthermia and Blood-Brain Barrier Opening via Feedback-Controlled Transcranial MR-guided Focused Ultrasound and Microbubbles. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2021; 69:1880-1888. [PMID: 34813464 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2021.3130164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Non-invasive methods to enhance drug delivery and efficacy in the brain have been pursued for decades. Focused ultrasound hyperthermia (HT) combined with thermosensitive therapeutics have been demonstrated promising in enhancing local drug delivery to solid tumors. We hypothesized that the presence of microbubbles (MBs) combined with transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) could be used to reduce the ultrasound power required for HT while simultaneously increasing drug delivery by locally opening the blood-brain barrier (BBB). METHODS Transcranial HT (42 C, 10 min) was performed in wild-type mice using a small animal MRgFUS system incorporated into a 9.4T Bruker MR scanner, with infusions of saline or Definity MBs with doses of 20 or 100 l/kg/min (denoted as MB-20 and MB-100). MR thermometry data was continuously acquired as feedback for the ultrasound controller during the procedure. RESULTS Spatiotemporally precise transcranial HT was achieved in both saline and MB groups. A significant ultrasound power reduction (-45.7%, p = 0.006) was observed in the MB-20 group compared to saline. Localized BBB opening was achieved in MB groups confirmed by CE-T1w MR images. There were no structural abnormalities, edema, hemorrhage, or acute microglial activation in all groups, confirmed by T2w MR imaging and histology. CONCLUSION Our investigations showed that it is feasible and safe to achieve spatiotemporally precise brain HT at significantly reduced power and simultaneous localized BBB opening via transcranial MRgFUS and MBs. SIGNIFICANCE This study provides a new synergistic brain drug delivery method with clinical translation potential.
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Kim K, Zubair M, Adams M, Diederich CJ, Ozhinsky E. Sonication strategies toward volumetric ultrasound hyperthermia treatment using the ExAblate body MRgFUS system. Int J Hyperthermia 2021; 38:1590-1600. [PMID: 34749579 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2021.1998658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The ExAblate body MRgFUS system requires advanced beamforming strategies for volumetric hyperthermia. This study aims to develop and evaluate electronic beam steering, multi-focal patterns, and sector vortex beamforming approaches in conjunction with partial array activation using an acoustic and biothermal simulation framework along with phantom experiments. METHODS The simulation framework was developed to calculate the 3D acoustic intensity and temperature distribution resulting from various beamforming and scanning strategies. A treatment cell electronically sweeping a single focus was implemented and evaluated in phantom experiments. The acoustic and thermal focal size of vortex beam propagation was quantified according to the vortex modes, number of active array elements, and focal depth. RESULTS Turning off a percentage of the outer array to increase the f-number increased the focal size with a decrease in focal gain. 60% active elements allowed generating a sonication cell with an off-axis of 10 mm. The vortex mode number 4 with 60% active elements resulted in a larger heating volume than using the full array. Volumetric hyperthermia in the phantom was evaluated with the vortex mode 4 and respectively performed with 100% and 80% active elements. MR thermometry demonstrated that the volumes were found to be 18.8 and 29.7 cm3, respectively, with 80% array activation producing 1.58 times larger volume than the full array. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that both electronic beam steering and sector vortex beamforming approaches in conjunction with partial array activation could generate large volume heating for HT delivery using the ExAblate body array.
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- Kisoo Kim
- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Moghassemi S, Dadashzadeh A, Azevedo RB, Feron O, Amorim CA. Photodynamic cancer therapy using liposomes as an advanced vesicular photosensitizer delivery system. J Control Release 2021; 339:75-90. [PMID: 34562540 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The multidisciplinary field of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a combination of photochemistry and photophysics sciences, which has shown tremendous potential for cancer therapy application. PDT employs a photosensitizing agent (PS) and light to form cytotoxic reactive oxygen species and subsequently oxidize light-exposed tissue. Despite numerous advantages of PDT and enormous progress in this field, common PSs are still far from ideal treatment because of their poor permeability, non-specific phototoxicity, side effects, hydrophobicity, weak bioavailability, and tendency to self-aggregation. To circumvent these limitations, PS can be encapsulated in liposomes, an advanced drug delivery system that has demonstrated the ability to enhance drug permeability into biological membranes and loading both hydrophobic and lipophilic agents. Moreover, liposomes can also be coated by targeting agents to improve delivery efficiency. The present review aims to summarize the principles of PDT, various PS generations, PS-loaded nanoparticles, liposomes, and their impact on PDT, then discuss recent photodynamic cancer therapy strategies using liposomes as PS-loaded vectors, and highlight future possibilities and perspectives.
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- Saeid Moghassemi
- Pôle de Recherche en Gynécologie, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pôle de Recherche en Gynécologie, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Department of Genetics and Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Pôle de Pharmacologie et thérapeutique, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pôle de Recherche en Gynécologie, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
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Petenyi FG, Garay T, Muhl D, Izso B, Karaszi A, Borbenyi E, Herold M, Herold Z, Szasz AM, Dank M. Modulated Electro-Hyperthermic (mEHT) Treatment in the Therapy of Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer Patients-A Single-Center Case-Control Study. Diseases 2021; 9:diseases9040081. [PMID: 34842668 PMCID: PMC8628793 DOI: 10.3390/diseases9040081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Our present oncological treatment arsenal has limited treatment options for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Extended reviews have shown the benefits of hyperthermia for PDAC, supporting the perspectives with the improvements of the treatment possibilities. METHODS: A retrospective single-center case-control study was conducted with the inclusion of 78 inoperable PDAC patients. Age-, sex-, chemotherapy-, stage-, and ascites formation-matched patients were assigned to two equal groups based on the application of modulated electro-hyperthermia (mEHT). The EHY2030 mEHT device was used. RESULTS: A trend in favor of mEHT was found in overall survival (p = 0.1420). To further evaluate the potential beneficial effects of mEHT, the presence of distant metastasis or ascites in the patients’ oncological history was investigated. Of note, mEHT treatment had a favorable effect on patients’ overall survival in metastatic disease (p = 0.0154), while less abdominal fluid responded to the mEHT treatment in a more efficient way (p ≤ 0.0138). CONCLUSION: mEHT treatment was associated with improved overall survival in PDAC in our single-center retrospective case-control study. The outcome measures encourage us to design a randomized prospective clinical study to further confirm the efficiency of mEHT in this patient cohort.
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- Flora Greta Petenyi
- Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pazmany Peter Catholic University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (F.G.P.); (T.G.); (B.I.)
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- Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pazmany Peter Catholic University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (F.G.P.); (T.G.); (B.I.)
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (D.M.); (A.K.); (E.B.); (Z.H.); (A.M.S.)
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (D.M.); (A.K.); (E.B.); (Z.H.); (A.M.S.)
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- Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pazmany Peter Catholic University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (F.G.P.); (T.G.); (B.I.)
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (D.M.); (A.K.); (E.B.); (Z.H.); (A.M.S.)
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (D.M.); (A.K.); (E.B.); (Z.H.); (A.M.S.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Semmelweis University, 1088 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (D.M.); (A.K.); (E.B.); (Z.H.); (A.M.S.)
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (D.M.); (A.K.); (E.B.); (Z.H.); (A.M.S.)
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (D.M.); (A.K.); (E.B.); (Z.H.); (A.M.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-1-266-0926
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Sun X, Meng Z, Yu Q, Wang X, Zhao Z. Engineering PDA-coated CM-CS nanoparticles for photothermo-chemotherapy of osteosarcoma and bone regeneration. Biochem Eng J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.108138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ovejero JG, Spizzo F, Morales MP, Del Bianco L. Nanoparticles for Magnetic Heating: When Two (or More) Is Better Than One. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:6416. [PMID: 34771940 PMCID: PMC8585339 DOI: 10.3390/ma14216416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The increasing use of magnetic nanoparticles as heating agents in biomedicine is driven by their proven utility in hyperthermia therapeutic treatments and heat-triggered drug delivery methods. The growing demand of efficient and versatile nanoheaters has prompted the creation of novel types of magnetic nanoparticle systems exploiting the magnetic interaction (exchange or dipolar in nature) between two or more constituent magnetic elements (magnetic phases, primary nanoparticles) to enhance and tune the heating power. This process occurred in parallel with the progress in the methods for the chemical synthesis of nanostructures and in the comprehension of magnetic phenomena at the nanoscale. Therefore, complex magnetic architectures have been realized that we classify as: (a) core/shell nanoparticles; (b) multicore nanoparticles; (c) linear aggregates; (d) hybrid systems; (e) mixed nanoparticle systems. After a general introduction to the magnetic heating phenomenology, we illustrate the different classes of nanoparticle systems and the strategic novelty they represent. We review some of the research works that have significantly contributed to clarify the relationship between the compositional and structural properties, as determined by the synthetic process, the magnetic properties and the heating mechanism.
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- Jesus G. Ovejero
- Departamento de Energía, Medio Ambiente y Salud, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain; (J.G.O.); (M.P.M.)
- Servicio de Dosimetría y Radioprotección, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, E-28007 Madrid, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy;
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- Departamento de Energía, Medio Ambiente y Salud, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain; (J.G.O.); (M.P.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy;
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Magnetic Nanoparticles Used in Oncology. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14205948. [PMID: 34683540 PMCID: PMC8539633 DOI: 10.3390/ma14205948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recently, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have more and more often been used in experimental studies on cancer treatments, which have become one of the biggest challenges in medical research. The main goal of this research is to treat and to cure advanced or metastatic cancer with minimal side effects through nanotechnology. Drug delivery approaches take into account the fact that MNPs can be bonded to chemotherapeutical drugs, nucleic acids, synthetized antibodies or radionuclide substances. MNPs can be guided, and different treatment therapies can be applied, under the influence of an external magnetic field. This paper reviews the main MNPs’ synthesis methods, functionalization with different materials and highlight the applications in cancer therapy. In this review, we describe cancer cell monitorization based on different types of magnetic nanoparticles, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, magnetic hyperthermia, gene therapy and ferroptosis. Examples of applied treatments on murine models or humans are analyzed, and glioblastoma cancer therapy is detailed in the review. MNPs have an important contribution to diagnostics, investigation, and therapy in the so called theranostics domain. The main conclusion of this paper is that MNPs are very useful in different cancer therapies, with limited side effects, and they can increase the life expectancy of patients with cancer drug resistance.
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Dobšíček Trefná H, Llàcer Navarro S, Lorentzon F, Nypelö T, Ström A. Fat tissue equivalent phantoms for microwave applications by reinforcing gelatin with nanocellulose. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2021; 7. [PMID: 34517355 DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ac2634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tissue mimicking phantom materials with thermal and dielectric equivalence are vital for the development of microwave diagnostics and treatment. The current phantoms representing fat tissue are challenged by mechanical integrity at relevant temperatures coupled with complex production protocols. We have employed two types of nanocellulose (cellulose nanocrystals and oxidized cellulose nanocrystals) as reinforcement in gelatin stabilized emulsions for mimicking fat tissue. The nanocellulose-gelatin stabilized emulsions were evaluated for their dielectric properties, the moduli-temperature dependence using small deformation rheology, stress-strain behavior using large deformation, and their compliance to quality assurance guidelines for superficial hyperthermia. All emulsions had low permittivity and conductivity within the lower microwave frequency band, accompanied by fat equivalent thermal properties. Small deformation rheology showed reduced temperature dependence of the moduli upon addition of nanocellulose, independent of type. The cellulose nanocrystals gelatin reinforced emulsion complied with the quality assurance guidelines. Hence, we demonstrate that the addition of cellulose nanocrystals to gelatin stabilized emulsions has the potential to be used as fat phantoms for the development of microwave diagnostics and treatment.
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- Hana Dobšíček Trefná
- Signal Processing and Biomedical engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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- Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.,Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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- Signal Processing and Biomedical engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.,Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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- Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.,Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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- Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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Caizer C, Caizer IS. Study on Maximum Specific Loss Power in Fe 3O 4 Nanoparticles Decorated with Biocompatible Gamma-Cyclodextrins for Cancer Therapy with Superparamagnetic Hyperthermia. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810071. [PMID: 34576233 PMCID: PMC8470897 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Different chemical agents are used for the biocompatibility and/or functionality of the nanoparticles used in magnetic hyperthermia to reduce or even eliminate cellular toxicity and to limit the interaction between them (van der Waals and magnetic dipolar interactions), with highly beneficial effects on the efficiency of magnetic hyperthermia in cancer therapy. In this paper we propose an innovative strategy for the biocompatibility of these nanoparticles using gamma-cyclodextrins (γ-CDs) to decorate the surface of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles. The influence of the biocompatible organic layer of cyclodextrins, from the surface of Fe3O4 ferrimagnetic nanoparticles, on the maximum specific loss power in superparamagnetic hyperthermia, is presented and analyzed in detail in this paper. Furthermore, our study shows the optimum conditions in which the magnetic nanoparticles covered with gamma-cyclodextrin (Fe3O4–γ-CDs) can be utilized in superparamagnetic hyperthermia for an alternative cancer therapy with higher efficiency in destroying tumoral cells and eliminating cellular toxicity.
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- Costica Caizer
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Physics, West University of Timişoara, 300223 Timişoara, Romania;
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Physics, West University of Timişoara, 300223 Timişoara, Romania;
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, 300041 Timişoara, Romania
- Department of Clinical Practical Skills, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timişoara, 300041 Timişoara, Romania
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Herold Z, Szasz AM, Dank M. Evidence based tools to improve efficiency of currently administered oncotherapies for tumors of the hepatopancreatobiliary system. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13:1109-1120. [PMID: 34616516 PMCID: PMC8465447 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i9.1109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatopancreatobiliary tumors are challenging to treat, and the advanced or metastatic forms have a very low 5-year survival rate. Several drug combinations have been tested, and new therapeutic approaches have been introduced in the last decades, including radiofrequency and heat based methods. Hyperthermia is the artificial heating of tumors by various biophysical methods that may possess immunostimulant, tumoricidal, and chemoradiotherapy sensitizer effects. Both whole-body and regional hyperthermia studies have been conducted since the 1980s after the introduction of deep-seated tumor hyperthermia techniques. Results of the effects of hyperthermia in hepatocellular and pancreatic cancer are known from several studies. Hyperthermia in biliary cancers is a less investigated area. High local and overall responses to treatment, increased progression-free and overall survival, and improved laboratory and quality-of-life results are associated with hyperthermia in all three tumor types. With the evolution of chemotherapeutic agents and the introduction of newer techniques, the combination of adjuvant hyperthermia with those therapies is advantageous and has not been associated with an increase in alarming adverse effects. However, despite the many positive effects of hyperthermia, its use is still only known at the experimental level, and its concomitant utilization in routine cancer treatment is not certain because of the lack of thorough clinical studies.
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- Zoltan Herold
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest H-1083, Hungary
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest H-1083, Hungary
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest H-1083, Hungary
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Osintsev AM, Vasilchenko IL, Rodrigues DB, Stauffer PR, Braginsky VI, Rynk VV, Gromov ES, Prosekov AY, Kaprin AD, Kostin AA. Characterization of Ferromagnetic Composite Implants for Tumor Bed Hyperthermia. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS 2021; 57:10.1109/tmag.2021.3097915. [PMID: 34538882 PMCID: PMC8443243 DOI: 10.1109/tmag.2021.3097915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Hyperthermia therapy (HT) is becoming a well-recognized method for the treatment of cancer when combined with radiation or chemotherapy. There are many ways to heat a tumor and the optimum approach depends on the treatment site. This study investigates a composite ferromagnetic surgical implant inserted in a tumor bed for the delivery of local HT. Heating of the implant is achieved by inductively coupling energy from an external magnetic field of sub-megahertz frequency. Implants are formed by mechanically filling a resected tumor bed with self-polymerizing plastic mass mixed with small ferromagnetic thermoseeds. Model implants were manufactured and then heated in a 35 cm diameter induction coil of our own design. Experimental results showed that implants were easily heated to temperatures that allow either traditional HT (39-45°C) or thermal ablation therapy (>50°C) in an external magnetic field with a frequency of 90 kHz and amplitude not exceeding 4 kA/m. These results agreed well with a numerical solution of combined electromagnetic and heat transfer equations solved using the finite element method.
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- Kemerovo State University, Kemerovo, Russia
- Kuzbass Clinical Oncological Dispensary, Kemerovo, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Moscow, Russia
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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