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Santa Maria de la Parra L, Balsa LM, León IE. Metallocompounds as anticancer agents against osteosarcoma. Drug Discov Today 2024; 29:104100. [PMID: 39019429 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2024.104100] [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: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Metallocompounds are a class of anticancer compounds largely used in the treatment of several types of solid tumors, including bone cancer. Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary malignant bone tumor that frequently affects children, adolescents and young adults. It is a very invasive type of tumor, so ∼40% of patients develop distant metastases, showing elevated mortality rates. In this review, we present an outline of the chemistry and antitumor properties of metal-based compounds in preclinical (in vitro and in vivo) and clinical OS models, focusing on the relationship between structure-activity, molecular targets and the study of the mechanism of action involved in metallocompound anticancer activity.
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- Lucía Santa Maria de la Parra
- CEQUINOR (UNLP, CCT-CONICET La Plata, asociado a CIC), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Blvd. 120 N° 1465, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- CEQUINOR (UNLP, CCT-CONICET La Plata, asociado a CIC), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Blvd. 120 N° 1465, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- CEQUINOR (UNLP, CCT-CONICET La Plata, asociado a CIC), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Blvd. 120 N° 1465, La Plata 1900, Argentina; Cátedra de Fisiopatología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 47 y 115, La Plata 1900, Argentina.
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Iwaki Y, Lindley SES, Bergman N, Smith BF, Pondugula SR. An evaluation of the combination effect of zoledronate and chemotherapeutic agents in canine osteosarcoma cells. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1327377. [PMID: 38420207 PMCID: PMC10900512 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1327377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Introduction Osteosarcoma (OSA) is an aggressive form of bone cancer in both dogs and humans. The treatment options for metastatic (stage III) OSA are currently limited and the prognosis is poor. Zoledronate, a second generation amino-bisphosphonate, is commonly used for palliation of cancer induced bone pain. Zoledronate has also demonstrated anti-cancer properties and possibly enhances the cytotoxicity of doxorubicin in a canine histiocytosis cell line and human prostatic cancer cell line. The goal of this study was to evaluate the combination effect of zoledronate and various chemotherapeutic drugs in canine OSA cells. Methods Canine OSA cell line (D17), cells from two canine primary OSAs, and MDCK, a canine kidney cell line, were used to evaluate the therapeutic potential of these drugs. Carboplatin, doxorubicin, vinorelbine, toceranib, and isophosphoramide mustard (active metabolite of ifosfamide) were used as chemotherapeutic agents. First, cells were treated with either zoledronate or chemotherapy drug alone for 72 hours. Cell viability was assessed using CellTiter Glo and IC5, IC10, IC20, and IC50 were calculated. Second, cells were treated with a combination of zoledronate and each chemotherapeutic agent at their IC5, IC10, IC20, and IC50 concentrations. After 72 hours, cell viability was assessed by CellTiter Glo. Results and discussion Zoledronate, carboplatin, doxorubicin, vinorelbine, and isophosphoramide mustard showed concentration dependent decrease in cell viability. Toceranib showed decreased cell viability only at higher concentrations. When zoledronate was used in combination with chemotherapy drugs, while it showed potential synergistic effects with toceranib, potential antagonistic effects with vinorelbine and isophosphoramide mustard were observed. However, the results differed by cell line and thus, further evaluation is warranted to understand the exact mechanism of action.
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- Yoshimi Iwaki
- Department of Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Scott Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL, United States
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Christou A, Ferreira N, Sophocleous A. Effects of zoledronic acid on osteosarcoma progression and metastasis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Exp Med 2023; 23:3041-3051. [PMID: 36527511 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-022-00961-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Zoledronic Acid (ZA) has been shown to inhibit Osteosarcoma (OSA) progression in preclinical studies. However, the use of ZA as an intervention for OSA treatment and management remains controversial. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials comparing the use of ZA with standard treatment vs. standard treatment alone for OSA patients after resection was conducted. Primary outcomes assessed event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) rates, while secondary outcomes assessed impact of ZA on metastatic spread, histological response and adverse events occurrence. A literature search was conducted using EMBASE, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The Cochrane risk of bias tool (version 2) was used to assess trial quality. RevMan v5.4 was used for the meta-analysis. The between-trial heterogeneity was assessed using the Chi2 test and the I2 statistic and the GRADE methodology was utilized to assess certainty of evidence. Two studies were considered eligible for qualitative synthesis and meta-analysis. ZA had no benefit on EFS (HR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.48-1.88; p-value 0.88), however, when compared to standard treatment it reduced OS (HR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.49-2.64; p-value < 0.00001). ZA did not deter lung metastasis (RR, 2.56; 95% CI, 0.35-18.60; p-value 0.35), and neither did it increase good histological response (RR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.90-1.05; p-value 0.48). ZA treatment was associated with higher risk of adverse events. Based on existing data, the use of ZA as adjuvant therapy is not recommended for the treatment of OSA patients.
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- Andrea Christou
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, European University Cyprus, 6, Diogenes Str. Engomi, 2404, P.O. Box 22006, 1516, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Social Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, 2417, P.O. Box 24005, 1700, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, European University Cyprus, 6, Diogenes Str. Engomi, 2404, P.O. Box 22006, 1516, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Manley BJ, Neal TW, Indrakanti S, Schlieve T. Spontaneous medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws in a 23-year-Old. ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CASES 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.omsc.2022.100289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (MRONJ) in Children and Young Patients-A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12041416. [PMID: 36835951 PMCID: PMC9962332 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is defined by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) as the presence of an exposed bone area in the maxillofacial region, present for more than eight weeks in patients treated with the use of antiresorptive or antiangiogenic agents, with no history of radiation or metastatic disease. Bisphosphonates (BF) and denosumab (DS) are widely used in adults for the management of patients with cancer and osteoporosis, and recently there has been an increase in their use in child and young patients for the management of disorders such as osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS), malignant hypercalcemia, and others. There are differences between case reports in adults compared to child and young patients related to the use of antiresorptive/antiangiogenic drugs and the development of MRONJ. The aim was to analyze the presence of MRONJ in children and young patients, and the relation with oral surgery. A systematic review, following the PRISMA search matrix based on the PICO question, was conducted in PubMed, Embase, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, Google Scholar, and manual search in high-impact journals between 1960 and 2022, publications in English or Spanish, including randomized and non-randomized clinical trials, prospective and retrospective cohort studies, cases and controls studies, and series and case reports. A total of 2792 articles were identified and 29 were included; all of them published between 2007 and 2022, identifying 1192 patients, 39.68% male and 36.24% female, aged 11.56 years old on average, using these drugs mainly for OI (60.15%); 4.21 years on average was the therapy time and 10.18 drug doses administered on average; oral surgery was observed in 216 subjects, reporting 14 cases of MRONJ. We concluded that there is a low presence of MRONJ in the child and youth population treated with antiresorptive drugs. Data collection is weak, and details of therapy are not clear in some cases. Deficiencies in protocols and pharmacological characterization were observed in most of the included articles.
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Smith AA, Lindley SE, Almond GT, Bergman NS, Matz BM, Smith AN. Evaluation of zoledronate for the treatment of canine stage III osteosarcoma: A phase II study. Vet Med Sci 2023; 9:59-67. [PMID: 36398717 PMCID: PMC9857128 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Greater than 90% of dogs with appendicular osteosarcoma will develop pulmonary metastasis despite the standard of care. Available treatments have limited efficacy for stage III disease. Zoledronate, a bisphosphonate, induces apoptosis of canine osteosarcoma cells and appears to modulate the tumour microenvironment. OBJECTIVES This prospective, single institutional phase IIa trial investigated the use of single agent zoledronate in dogs with pulmonary metastases from osteosarcoma. METHODS Zoledronate was administered once monthly, and thoracic radiographs were used to assess response. RESULTS Eleven dogs were enrolled. Stable disease was achieved in two of eight dogs available for response assessment. The median progression-free survival was 28 days (range: 4-93 days). The median stage III-specific survival time was 92 days. Adverse events were reported in four dogs; two dogs developed grade III or higher toxicities. Notable adverse events included conjunctivitis, fever, hypocalcaemia, and hypophosphatemia. CONCLUSIONS Zoledronate appears to have limited efficacy as a single agent for stage III osteosarcoma and may be associated with unexpected toxicity in this population. This clinical trial was registered on the AVMA Animal Health Studies Database (AAHSD004396).
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- Ashley A. Smith
- Department of Clinical SciencesAuburn University College of Veterinary MedicineAuburnAlabamaUSA
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- Department of Clinical SciencesAuburn University College of Veterinary MedicineAuburnAlabamaUSA
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- Department of Clinical SciencesAuburn University College of Veterinary MedicineAuburnAlabamaUSA
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- Department of Clinical SciencesAuburn University College of Veterinary MedicineAuburnAlabamaUSA
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- Department of Clinical SciencesAuburn University College of Veterinary MedicineAuburnAlabamaUSA
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- VCA Carriage Hills Animal Hospital and Pet Resort, 3200 Eastern BlvdMontgomeryALUSA
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Zhang S, Wu Y, Yu J, Ma C, Wang Y, Wang Y, Li L, Zhang LW. Gadolinium-Bisphosphonate Nanoparticle-Based Low-Dose Radioimmunotherapy for Osteosarcoma. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2022; 8:5329-5337. [PMID: 36383732 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00880] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Osteosarcoma is a malignant osteogenic tumor with a high metastatic rate commonly occurring in adolescents. Although radiotherapy is applied to treat unresectable osteosarcoma with radiation resistance, a high dose of radiotherapy is required, which may weaken the immune microenvironment. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel agents to maximize the radiotherapeutic effects by eliciting immune activation effects. In this study, we synthesized therapeutic gadolinium-based metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles (NPs) for osteosarcoma treatment that can be combined with radiotherapy. The gadolinium ion (Gd) was chelated with zoledronic acid (Zol), a commonly used drug to prevent/treat osteoporosis or bone metastases from advanced cancers, and stabilized by ovalbumin (OVA) to produce OVA-GdZol NPs. OVA-GdZol NPs were internalized into K7M2 osteosarcoma cells, showing a high sensitization effect under X-ray irradiation. Cell pretreatment of OVA-GdZol NPs significantly enhanced the radiation therapeutic effect in vitro by reducing the cell colonies and increased the signal of γH2AX-positive cells. More importantly, OVA-GdZol NPs promoted the maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) and M1 polarization of macrophages. The inhibitory effect on K7M2 osteosarcoma of OVA-GdZol NPs and X-ray radiation was evident, indicated by a significantly reduced tumor volume, high survival rate, and decreased lung metastasis. Meanwhile, both innate and adaptive immune systems were activated to exert a strong antitumor effect. The above results highly suggest that OVA-GdZol NPs serve as both radiosensitizers and immune adjuvants, suitable for the sequential combination of vaccination and radiotherapy.
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- Shaodian Zhang
- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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The Management of an Open Biopsy Tract Site Infection and Ulceration in the Setting of Osteosarcoma. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev 2022; 6:01979360-202207000-00008. [PMID: 35797610 PMCID: PMC9263486 DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Biopsy site infection in the setting of osteosarcoma is a potentially devastating complication. We present the case of a 16-year-old adolescent girl with a distal femur osteosarcoma who developed an open biopsy site ulceration and infection after initiation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This was treated with careful local excision of the ulcerated biopsy site and systemic antibiotic therapy throughout the duration of her chemotherapy course. She subsequently underwent wide resection of the tumor en bloc with a generous ellipse around the biopsy scar and reconstruction with cemented knee megaprosthesis. No recurrence of either infection or malignancy was observed. This case represents the successful treatment of a biopsy site ulceration and infection in a patient with osteosarcoma and may merit adoption in future instances of this complication.
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Recent and Ongoing Research into Metastatic Osteosarcoma Treatments. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073817. [PMID: 35409176 PMCID: PMC8998815 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The survival rate for metastatic osteosarcoma has not improved for several decades, since the introduction and refinement of chemotherapy as a treatment in addition to surgery. Over two thirds of metastatic osteosarcoma patients, many of whom are children or adolescents, fail to exhibit durable responses and succumb to their disease. Concerted efforts have been made to increase survival rates through identification of candidate therapies via animal studies and early phase trials of novel treatments, but unfortunately, this work has produced negligible improvements to the survival rate for metastatic osteosarcoma patients. This review summarizes data from clinical trials of metastatic osteosarcoma therapies as well as pre-clinical studies that report efficacy of novel drugs against metastatic osteosarcoma in vivo. Considerations regarding the design of animal studies and clinical trials to improve survival outcomes for metastatic osteosarcoma patients are also discussed.
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Serra M, Hattinger CM, Pasello M, Casotti C, Fantoni L, Riganti C, Manara MC. Impact of ABC Transporters in Osteosarcoma and Ewing's Sarcoma: Which Are Involved in Chemoresistance and Which Are Not? Cells 2021; 10:cells10092461. [PMID: 34572110 PMCID: PMC8467338 DOI: 10.3390/cells10092461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily consists of several proteins with a wide repertoire of functions. Under physiological conditions, ABC transporters are involved in cellular trafficking of hormones, lipids, ions, xenobiotics, and several other molecules, including a broad spectrum of chemical substrates and chemotherapeutic drugs. In cancers, ABC transporters have been intensely studied over the past decades, mostly for their involvement in the multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype. This review provides an overview of ABC transporters, both related and unrelated to MDR, which have been studied in osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma. Since different backbone drugs used in first-line or rescue chemotherapy for these two rare bone sarcomas are substrates of ABC transporters, this review particularly focused on studies that have provided findings that have been either translated to clinical practice or have indicated new candidate therapeutic targets; however, findings obtained from ABC transporters that were not directly involved in drug resistance were also discussed, in order to provide a more complete overview of the biological impacts of these molecules in osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma. Finally, therapeutic strategies and agents aimed to circumvent ABC-mediated chemoresistance were discussed to provide future perspectives about possible treatment improvements of these neoplasms.
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- Massimo Serra
- Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (C.M.H.); (M.P.); (C.C.); (L.F.); (M.C.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-051-6366762
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- Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (C.M.H.); (M.P.); (C.C.); (L.F.); (M.C.M.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (C.M.H.); (M.P.); (C.C.); (L.F.); (M.C.M.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (C.M.H.); (M.P.); (C.C.); (L.F.); (M.C.M.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (C.M.H.); (M.P.); (C.C.); (L.F.); (M.C.M.)
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5/bis, 10126 Torino, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; (C.M.H.); (M.P.); (C.C.); (L.F.); (M.C.M.)
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Koo J, Hayashi M, Verneris MR, Lee-Sherick AB. Targeting Tumor-Associated Macrophages in the Pediatric Sarcoma Tumor Microenvironment. Front Oncol 2020; 10:581107. [PMID: 33381449 PMCID: PMC7769312 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.581107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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For many pediatric sarcoma patients, multi-modal therapy including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery is sufficient to cure their disease. However, event-free and overall survival rates for patients with more advanced disease are grim, necessitating the development of novel therapeutic approaches. Within many pediatric sarcomas, the normal immune response, including recognition and destruction of cancer cells, is lost due to the highly immune suppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). In this setting, tumor cells evade immune detection and capitalize on the immune suppressed microenvironment, leading to unchecked proliferation and metastasis. Recent preclinical and clinical approaches are aimed at understanding this immune suppressive microenvironment and employing cancer immunotherapy in an attempt to overcome this, by renewing the ability of the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. While there are several factors that drive the attenuation of immune responses in the sarcoma TME, one of the most remarkable are tumor associated macrophage (TAMs). TAMs suppress immune cytolytic function, promote tumor growth and metastases, and are generally associated with a poor prognosis in most pediatric sarcoma subtypes. In this review, we summarize the mechanisms underlying TAM-facilitated immune evasion and tumorigenesis and discuss the potential therapeutic application of TAM-focused drugs in the treatment of pediatric sarcomas.
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- Jane Koo
- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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Heymann MF, Lezot F, Heymann D. Bisphosphonates in common pediatric and adult bone sarcomas. Bone 2020; 139:115523. [PMID: 32622877 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The therapeutic strategies proposed currently for bone sarcomas are based on neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, delayed en-bloc wide resection, and adjuvant chemotherapy. Unfortunately, bone sarcomas are characterized by high rates of poor drug response, with a high risk of drug resistance, local recurrence and/or a high propensity for induced metastases. The pathogenesis of bone sarcomas is strongly associated with dysregulation of local bone remodeling and increased osteolysis that plays a part in tumor development. In this context, bisphosphonates (BPs) have been proposed as a single agent or in combination with conventional drugs to block bone resorption and the vicious cycle established between bone and sarcoma cells. Pre-clinical in vitro studies revealed the potential "anti-tumor" activities of nitrogen-bisphosphonates (N-BPs). In pre-clinical models, N-BPs reduced significantly primary tumor growth in osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, and the installation of lung metastases. In chondrosarcoma, N-BPs reduced the recurrence of local tumors after intralesional curettage, and increased overall survival. In pediatric and adult osteosarcoma patients, N-BPs have been assessed in combination with conventional chemotherapy and surgery in randomized phase 3 studies with no improvement in clinical outcome. The lack of benefit may potentially be explained by the biological impact of N-BPs on macrophage differentiation/recruitment which may alter CD8+-T lymphocyte infiltration. Thanks to their considerable affinity for the mineralized extracellular matrix, BPs are an excellent platform for drug delivery in malignant bone sites with reduced systemic toxicity, which opens up new opportunities for their future use.
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- Marie-Francoise Heymann
- Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Saint-Herblain, France; Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, Inserm, U1238, Faculty of Medicine, Nantes, France
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- Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Saint-Herblain, France; Université de Nantes, Nantes, France; University of Sheffield, Dept of Oncology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Sheffield, UK.
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Celin MR, Simon JC, Krzak JJ, Fial AV, Kruger KM, Smith PA, Harris GF. Do Bisphosphonates Alleviate Pain in Children? A Systematic Review. Curr Osteoporos Rep 2020; 18:486-504. [PMID: 32960409 DOI: 10.1007/s11914-020-00621-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The goal of this systematic review is to analyze the effectiveness of bisphosphonates (BPs) to treat bone pain in children and adolescents who have diseases with skeletal involvement. RECENT FINDINGS We included 24 studies (2 randomized controlled trials, 3 non-randomized controlled trials, 10 non-randomized open-label uncontrolled studies, 8 retrospective studies, and 1 study with design not specified). The majority of included studies assessed pain from a unidimensional approach, with pain intensity the most frequently evaluated dimension. Only 38% of studies used validated tools; visual analogue scale was the most frequently employed. BPs were used to alleviate bone pain in a wide variety of pediatrics conditions such as osteogenesis imperfecta, secondary osteoporosis, osteonecrosis related to chemotherapy, chronic non-bacterial osteitis, idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis, unresectable benign bone tumor, and cancer-related pain. Twenty of the 24 studies reported a positive effect of BPs for alleviating pain in different pathologies, but 58% of the studies were categorized as having high risk of bias. Intravenous BPs are helpful in alleviating bone pain in children and adolescents. It is advised that our results be interpreted with caution due to the heterogeneity of the doses used, duration of treatments, and types of pathologies included. In addition, this review shows the paucity of high-quality evidence in the available literature and further research is needed. TRIAL REGISTRATION Before the completion of this review, the protocol was registered to PROSPERO (International prospective register of systematic reviews), PROSPERO 2020 ID # CRD42020158316. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020158316.
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- Motion Analysis Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL, USA
- Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Motion Analysis Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL, USA
- Physical Therapy Program, College of Health Sciences, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Research and Instructional Services, Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Motion Analysis Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL, USA
- Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Motion Analysis Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Motion Analysis Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL, USA
- Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Panagiotakou A, Yavropoulou M, Nasiri-Ansari N, Makras P, Basdra EK, Papavassiliou AG, Kassi EN. Extra-skeletal effects of bisphosphonates. Metabolism 2020; 110:154264. [PMID: 32445641 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bisphosphonates (BPs) are pyrophosphate analogues widely used in diseases related to bone loss and increased bone turnover. Their high affinity for bone hydroxyapatite makes them ideal agents for bone diseases, while preventing them from reaching other cells and tissues. Data of the last decade, however, have demonstrated extra-skeletal tissue deposition and a variety of non-skeletal effects have been recently recognized. As such, BPs have been shown to exert anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic effects. In addition, new delivery systems (liposomes, nanoparticles, hydrogels) are being developed in an effort to expand BPs clinical application to extra-skeletal tissues and enhance their overall therapeutic spectrum and effectiveness. In the present review, we outline current data on extra-skeletal actions of bisphosphonates and attempt to unravel the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.
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- Argyro Panagiotakou
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, "Laiko" General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Medical Research, 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, "Laiko" General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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Tsukamoto S, Errani C, Angelini A, Mavrogenis AF. Current Treatment Considerations for Osteosarcoma Metastatic at Presentation. Orthopedics 2020; 43:e345-e358. [PMID: 32745218 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20200721-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Approximately one-fourth of osteosarcoma patients have metastases at presentation. The best treatment options for these patients include chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy; however, the optimal scheme has not yet been defined. Standard chemotherapy for osteosarcoma metastatic at presentation is based on high-dose methotrexate, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (the MAP regimen), with the possible addition of ifosfamide. Surgical treatment continues to be fundamental; complete surgical resection of all sites of disease (primary and metastatic) remains essential for survival. In patients whose tumors do not respond to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, early surgical resection of the primary tumor with limb-salvage surgery or amputation and multiple metastasectomies, if feasible, after the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy is a reasonable option, as the reduction of the tumor volume could probably increase the effect of chemotherapy. Advanced radiotherapy techniques, such as carbon ion radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery, and molecular targeted chemo-therapy with drugs such as pazopanib or apatinib have improved the dismal prognosis, especially for patients who are medically inoperable or who refuse surgery. Given that the presence of metastatic disease at diagnosis of a patient with osteosarcoma is a poor prognostic factor, a multidisciplinary approach by surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiotherapists is important. [Orthopedics. 2020;43(5):e345-e358.].
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New insights into molecular and cellular mechanisms of zoledronate in human osteosarcoma. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 214:107611. [PMID: 32565177 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the skeleton in teenagers and young adults and continues to confer a generally poor prognosis in patients who do not respond to chemotherapy or who present with metastatic diseases at diagnosis. The nitrogen-containing zoledronate, the third generation bisphosphonate (BP), effectively inhibits osteoclastic bone resorption and is widely utilized in the treatment of metabolic and metastatic bone diseases nowadays. Owing to an acceptable safety profile and tolerability, zoledronate is the only BP currently approved for the prevention and treatment of skeletal relevant events in patients with metastatic bone lesions, especially bone metastases from advanced renal cell carcinoma and prostate cancer, and breast cancer, due to all solid malignancy. Moreover, zoledronate possesses diverse anti-osteosarcoma properties and may have potential to become an adjunctive treatment for high-grade osteosarcoma to enhance survival rates and to obliterate complications of the chemotherapy. Herein we highlighted the pharmacology of BPs and its underlying molecular mechanisms in osteoclasts and various cancer cells. We further provided the available literature on in vitro studies to illustrate the new insights into the intracellular molecular mechanisms of zoledronate in human osteosarcoma cell lines and in vivo animal models that led to the development and regulatory approval of zoledronate in patients with human osteosarcoma. This review also addresses clinical trials to focus on the efficacy of zoledronate on human osteosarcoma.
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Meazza C, Bastoni S, Scanagatta P. What is the best clinical approach to recurrent/refractory osteosarcoma? Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2020; 20:415-428. [PMID: 32379504 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2020.1760848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Introduction: Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor. It is currently treated with pre-and postoperative chemotherapy, associated with surgical resection of the tumor.Area covered: Relapses occur in about one in three patients presenting with localized disease, and three in four of those with metastases at diagnosis. Relapsing disease carries a very poor prognosis, with 5-year survival rates ranging between 13% and 40%.Expert opinion: Patients with unilateral lung involvement or solitary lung metastases and a recurrence-free interval (RFI) longer than 24 months have a better prognosis, and could be managed with surgical resection and close observation. Complete surgical resection of all sites of disease remains essential to survival: patients unable to achieve complete remission have a catastrophic overall survival rate. The role of second-line chemotherapy is not at all clear, and no controlled studies are available on this topic. It is worth considering for patients unable to achieve complete surgical remission, and those with multiple metastases and/or a RFI <24 months. Given their dismal prognosis, patients with multiple sites of disease not amenable to complete surgical resection should also be considered for innovative therapeutic approaches.
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- Cristina Meazza
- Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Center for Oncological Orthopedic Surgery, ASST Azienda Ospedaliera Istituto G Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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Small molecule inhibition of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) alone and in combination in Ewing sarcoma cell lines. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222228. [PMID: 31550266 PMCID: PMC6759167 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ewing Sarcoma (ES) is characterized by recurrent translocations between EWSR1 and members of the ETS family of transcription factors. The transcriptional activity of the fusion oncoprotein is dependent on interaction with the nucleosome remodeling and deactylase (NuRD) co-repressor complex. While inhibitors of both histone deacetylase (HDAC) and lysine-specific demethylase-1 (LSD1) subunits of the NuRD complex demonstrate single agent activity in preclinical models, combination strategies have not been investigated. We selected 7 clinically utilized chemotherapy agents, or active metabolites thereof, for experimentation: doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, etoposide and irinotecan as well as the HDAC inhibitor romidepsin and the reversible LSD1 inhibitor SP2509. All agents were tested at clinically achievable concentrations in 4 ES cell lines. All possible 2 drug combinations were then tested for potential synergy. Order of addition of second-line conventional combination therapy agents was tested with the addition of SP2509. In two drug experiments, synergy was observed with several combinations, including when SP2509 was paired with topoisomerase inhibitors or romidepsin. Addition of SP2509 after treatment with second-line combination therapy agents enhanced treatment effect. Our findings suggest promising combination treatment strategies that utilize epigenetic agents in ES.
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Duarte NT, Rech BDO, Martins IG, Franco JB, Ortega KL. Can children be affected by bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw? A systematic review. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 49:183-191. [PMID: 31447218 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Knowledge of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is mostly based on adult cases, however bisphosphonates are also currently recommended for different paediatric diseases resulting in osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to review the literature on the risk of developing BRONJ in children and adolescents. The PubMed, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were searched using the key words "bisphosphonates", "osteonecrosis", "jaw", and "children". Literature reviews, case reports, abstracts, theses, textbooks, and book chapters were excluded. Studies involving children and young adults (younger than 24 years of age) were included. A total of 56 publications were identified. After applying the eligibility criteria, only seven articles remained. Although no cases of osteonecrosis were identified, all studies had weaknesses such as a limited sample size or the absence of risk factors for the development of osteonecrosis. There is general consensus that this subject should be of concern and that further studies should be conducted before any definitive opinion is reached. It is believed that patients with secondary osteoporosis who use bisphosphonates continuously should be followed up during adulthood, since bone turnover decreases over the years.
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- Nathália Tuany Duarte
- Special Care Dentistry Centre (CAPE), Department of Stomatology of the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil; Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology of the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Special Care Dentistry Centre (CAPE), Department of Stomatology of the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil; Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology of the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Special Care Dentistry Centre (CAPE), Department of Stomatology of the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology of the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Dentistry of the Clinics Hospital, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Special Care Dentistry Centre (CAPE), Department of Stomatology of the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil; Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology of the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Although the investigation into biomarkers specific for pulmonary metastasis within osteosarcoma (OS) has recently expanded, their usage within the clinic remains sparse. The current screening protocol after any OS diagnosis includes a chest CT scan; however, metastatic lung nodules frequently go undetected and remain the primary cause of death in OS. Recently, screening technologies such as liquid biopsy and next-generation sequencing have revealed a promising array of biomarkers with predictive and diagnostic value for the pulmonary metastasis associated with OS. These biomarkers draw from genomics, transcriptomics, epigenetics, and metabolomics. When assessed in concert, their utility is most promising as OS is a highly heterogeneous cancer. Accordingly, there has been an expansion of clinical trials not only aimed at further demonstrating the significance of these individual biomarkers but to also reveal which therapies resolve the pulmonary metastasis once detected. This review will focus on the recently discovered and novel metastatic biomarkers within OS, their molecular and cellular mechanisms, the expansion of humanized OS mouse models amenable to their testing, and the associated clinical trials aimed at managing the metastatic phase of OS.
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Li S, Chen P, Pei Y, Zheng K, Wang W, Qiu E, Zhang X. Addition of Zoledronate to Chemotherapy in Patients with Osteosarcoma Treated with Limb-Sparing Surgery: A Phase III Clinical Trial. Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:1429-1438. [PMID: 30796194 PMCID: PMC6397617 DOI: 10.12659/msm.913236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Zoledronate has anti-bone resorption activity and is reported to reduce skeletal-related events. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that addition of zoledronate in chemotherapy is safe and effective in osteosarcoma. Material/Methods A total of 798 patients, age 25 years and above, with newly diagnosed high-grade surgically salvageable malignant osteosarcoma, were included in the trial. All patients had received standard chemotherapies (n=399). In addition, in a standard chemotherapy regimen, patients enrolled in the zoledronate group also received 10 courses of 4 mg intravenous infusions of zoledronate (n=399). Limb-sparing surgery was performed by orthopedic surgeons (n=798). Clinical assessment, laboratory monitoring, overall survival, event-free survival, and treatment-emergent adverse effects were evaluated. The chi-square independence-samples test was used for statistical analysis at 95% confidence level. Results The histopathological response was the same for both groups (p=0.12). Addition of zoledronate to chemotherapy improved skeletal event-free survival (p=0.04) but decreased overall survival (p=0.02). Zoledronate induced hypocalcemia (p<0.0001), hypophosphatemia (p<0.0001), cardiotoxicity (p<0.0001), lung metastases (p=0.03), flu-like syndrome (p<0.0001), and ototoxicity (p=0.02), and elevated serum aspartate aminotransferase (p<0.0001) and serum alanine aminotransferase (p<0.0001). Conclusions The addition of zoledronate to standard chemotherapy in high-grade resectable osteosarcoma is detrimental and is not advised.
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- Shenglong Li
- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- The Graduate School, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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Pollock RE, Payne JE, Rogers AD, Smith SM, Iwenofu OH, Valerio IL, Zomerlei TA, Howard JH, Dornbos D, Galgano MA, Goulart C, Mendel E, Miller ED, Xu-Welliver M, Martin DD, Haglund KE, Bupathi M, Chen JL, Yeager ND. Multidisciplinary sarcoma care. Curr Probl Surg 2018; 55:517-580. [PMID: 30526918 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Raphael E Pollock
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH.
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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Anghelescu DL, Pankayatselvan V, Nguyen R, Ward D, Wu J, Wu H, Edwards DD, Furman W. Bisphosphonate Use in Pediatric Oncology for Pain Management. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2018; 36:138-142. [PMID: 30114925 DOI: 10.1177/1049909118793114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The use of bisphosphonates for pain control in children with cancer is not extensively studied. We retrospectively evaluated 35 children with cancer treated with intravenous bisphosphonates for pain management at a single institution from 1998 through 2015. We analyzed pain scores and opioid and adjuvant medication consumption before bisphosphonate administration, daily for 2 weeks, and at 3 and 4 weeks after administration. We also determined the time interval between diagnosis and first administration of bisphosphonates and duration of life after bisphosphonate administration. Mean pain scores were 2.45 (±2.96) and 0.75 (±1.69) before and 14 days after bisphosphonate administration, respectively ( P = .25), and morphine equivalent doses of opioids were 5.52 (±13.35) and 5.27 (±9.77), respectively ( P = .07). Opioid consumption was significantly decreased at days 4 to 8, days 11 to 12, and week 3 after first bisphosphonate administration. The median duration of life after first bisphosphonate administration was 80 days, indicating its use late in the course of treatment. Bisphosphonates did not significantly improve pain outcomes at 2 weeks, but opioid consumption was reduced at several time points during the first 3 weeks. The use of bisphosphonates earlier in the course of pediatric oncological disease should be evaluated in prospective investigations.
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- Doralina L Anghelescu
- 1 Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 1 Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 2 Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 3 Department of Pharmacological Sciences, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 4 Department of Biostatistics, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 4 Department of Biostatistics, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 1 Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- 2 Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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Min X, Heng H, Yu HL, Dan M, Jie C, Zeng Y, Ning H, Liu ZG, Wang ZY, Lin W. Anticancer effects of 10-hydroxycamptothecin induce apoptosis of human osteosarcoma through activating caspase-3, p53 and cytochrome c pathways. Oncol Lett 2017; 15:2459-2464. [PMID: 29434958 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.7610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In order to evaluate the anticancer effect of 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) in terms of inducing the apoptosis of human osteosarcoma cells, its apoptosis-inducing molecular mechanisms were investigated. In the present study, the anticancer effects of HCPT were revealed to result in suppressed cell viability, increased cytotoxicity, the induction of apoptosis and an augmented apoptotic nucleolus of human osteosarcoma cells. MG-63 cells were cultured with HCPT (0, 20, 40 and 80 nM) for 24 and 48 h. An MTT assay and a lactate dehydrogenase assay were used to analyze the anticancer effect of HCPT on cell viability and cytotoxicity in MG-63 cells. MG-63 cell apoptosis, and caspase-9 and caspase-3 activity levels were evaluated using flow cytometry and an ELISA. Western blot analysis was used to detect the protein expression levels of p53, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), cytochrome c and B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) in MG-63 cells. The anticancer effects of HCPT were demonstrated to significantly activate the protein expression of p53, PARP-1 and cytochrome c, and suppress Bcl-2 protein expression and promote the activity of caspase-9 and caspase-3 in human osteosarcoma cells. In conclusion, the anticancer effects of HCPT appear to induce the apoptosis of human osteosarcoma cells through the activation of the caspase-3, p53 and cytochrome c pathways.
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- Xiong Min
- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics Institute, Affiliated Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei 442008, P.R. China
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Yamakawa Y, Tazawa H, Hasei J, Osaki S, Omori T, Sugiu K, Komatsubara T, Uotani K, Fujiwara T, Yoshida A, Kunisada T, Urata Y, Kagawa S, Ozaki T, Fujiwara T. Role of zoledronic acid in oncolytic virotherapy: Promotion of antitumor effect and prevention of bone destruction. Cancer Sci 2017; 108:1870-1880. [PMID: 28685948 PMCID: PMC5581539 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Osteosarcoma is an aggressive malignant bone tumor that causes bone destruction. Although tumor‐specific replicating oncolytic adenovirus OBP‐301 induces an antitumor effect in an osteosarcoma tumor, it cannot prevent bone destruction. Zoledronic acid (ZOL) is a clinically available agent that inhibits bone destruction. In this study, we investigated the potential of combination therapy with OBP‐301 and ZOL against osteosarcomas with bone destruction. The antitumor activity of OBP‐301 and ZOL in monotherapy or combination therapy was assessed using three human osteosarcoma cell lines (143B, MNNG/HOS, SaOS‐2). The cytotoxic effect of OBP‐301 and/or ZOL was measured by assay of cell apoptosis. The effect of OBP‐301 and ZOL on osteoclast activation was investigated. The potential of combination therapy against tumor growth and bone destruction was analyzed using an orthotopic 143B osteosarcoma xenograft tumor model. OBP‐301 and ZOL decreased the viability of human osteosarcoma cells. Combination therapy with OBP‐301 and ZOL displayed a synergistic antitumor effect, in which OBP‐301 promoted apoptosis through suppression of anti‐apoptotic myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL1). Combination therapy significantly inhibited tumor‐mediated osteoclast activation, tumor growth and bone destruction compared to monotherapy. These results suggest that combination therapy of OBP‐301 and ZOL suppresses osteosarcoma progression via suppression of MCL1 and osteoclast activation.
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- Yasuaki Yamakawa
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.,Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.,Medical Materials for Musculoskeletal Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.,Minimally Invasive Therapy Center, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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BACKGROUND Early lymphocyte recovery following chemotherapy has been associated with improved outcome in many cancers, including in one small study of osteosarcoma patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS To confirm this finding, we retrospectively reviewed data from 53 patients with newly diagnosed osteosarcoma who had blood counts on day 14 (±1 d) following the first cycle of cisplatin and doxorubicin. RESULTS The median absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) 14 days after starting the first cycle of chemotherapy (ALC-14) was 1990 cells/μL (range: 600 to 6470). For 32 patients with an ALC-14≥1800 cells/μL, the 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 69%, compared with 33% for patients with an ALC-14 of <1800 cell/μL (P=0.036). In multivariable analysis of factors including age, sex, metastatic disease, and favorable histologic response to induction chemotherapy, ALC-14 was significantly associated with PFS (P=0.0081) and overall survival (P=0.0131). The use of ALC-14 appears to further stratify PFS and overall survival among patients when grouped by histologic response. CONCLUSIONS We confirmed that early lymphocyte recovery was associated with outcome in pediatric osteosarcoma. Although presumably reflecting immune-mediated tumor control, the precise mechanism for this is unclear. Further study of peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations in prospectively treated patients is underway.
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Chemotherapy and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Pediatric Sarcomas. Sarcoma 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43121-5_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Re-calculating! Navigating through the osteosarcoma treatment roadblock. Pharmacol Res 2016; 117:54-64. [PMID: 27940205 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The survival rates for patients with osteosarcoma have remained almost static for the past three decades. Current standard of care therapy includes chemotherapies such as doxorubicin, cisplatin, and methotrexate along with complete surgical resection and surgery with or without ifosfamide and etoposide for relapse, though outcomes are hoped to be improved through clinical trials. Additionally, increased understanding of the genetics, signaling pathways and microenvironmental factors driving the disease have led to the identification of promising agents and potential paths towards translation of an exciting array of novel targeted therapies. Here, we review the mechanism of action of these emerging therapies and how, with clinical translation, they can potentially improve the survival rates for osteosarcoma patients in the near future.
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The case for informative phase 2 trials in osteosarcoma. Lancet Oncol 2016; 17:1022-1023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)30293-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Vos HI, Coenen MJH, Guchelaar HJ, Te Loo DMWM. The role of pharmacogenetics in the treatment of osteosarcoma. Drug Discov Today 2016; 21:1775-1786. [PMID: 27352631 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In osteosarcoma, large variation is observed in the efficacy and toxicity of chemotherapeutic drugs among similarly treated patients. Treatment optimization using predictive factors or algorithms is of importance, because there has been a lack of improvement of treatment outcome and survival for decades. The outcome of cancer treatment is influenced by the genome, thus studying genetic variants involved in the efficacy and toxicity of the chemotherapeutic drugs used in the treatment of osteosarcoma could be an opportunity to optimize current treatments and improve our understanding of the individual's drug response in osteosarcoma patients. This review discusses the current insights in the pharmacogenetics of the treatment response of osteosarcoma patients regarding efficacy and toxicity, and implications for future research and treatment.
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- Hanneke I Vos
- Laboratory of Pediatric Oncology, Dept of Pediatrics, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Dept of Human Genetics, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Clinical Pharmacy & Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Dept of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Dept of Pediatrics, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Zoledronate in combination with chemotherapy and surgery to treat osteosarcoma (OS2006): a randomised, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2016; 17:1070-1080. [PMID: 27324280 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)30096-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Based on preclinical data for the antitumour effect of zoledronate in osteosarcoma, we assessed whether zoledronate combined with chemotherapy and surgery improved event-free survival in children and adults with osteosarcoma. METHODS In this randomised, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 trial (OS2006), patients aged between 5 years and 50 years with newly diagnosed high-grade osteosarcoma were randomly assigned to receive standard chemotherapy with or without ten zoledronate intravenous infusions (four preoperative and six postoperative). Adults older than 25 years received 4 mg zoledronate per infusion, patients aged 18-25 years received 0·05 mg/kg for the first two infusions and 4 mg for the remaining eight infusions, and younger patients received 0·05 mg/kg per infusion. Chemotherapy comprised high-dose methotrexate based chemotherapy in patients younger than 18 years, and doxorubicin, ifosfamide, and cisplatin in adults older than 25 years; patients aged 18-25 years were treated with either regime at the discretion of the treating centre. Balanced randomisation between the two groups was done centrally with online randomisation software, based on a minimisation algorithm taking into account centre, age, combined with chemotherapy regimen, and risk group (resectable primary and no metastasis vs other). Patients and investigators were not masked to treatment assignment, but the endpoint adjudication committee members who reviewed suspected early progressions were masked to group allocation. The primary endpoint was event-free survival, estimated from the randomisation to the time of first failure (local or distant relapse, progression, death) or to the last follow-up visit for the patients in first complete remission, analysed on a modified intention-to-treat population, which excluded patients found not to have a malignant tumour after central review. Three interim analyses were planned. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00470223. FINDINGS Between April 23, 2007, and March 11, 2014, 318 patients, median age 15·5 years (range 5·8-50·9), were enrolled from 40 French centres; of whom 158 were assigned to the control group (chemotherapy alone) and 160 to the zoledronate group, including 55 (17%) patients with definite metastases. The trial was stopped for futility after the second interim analysis. With a median follow-up of 3·9 years (IQR 2·7-5·1), 125 events occurred (55 in the control group and 70 in the with zoledronate group). Event-free survival at 3 years for all 315 randomly assigned patients was 60·3% (95% CI 64·5-65·9); 3-year event-free survival was 63·4% (55·2-70·9) for the control group and 57·1% (48·8-65·0) for the zoledronate group. The risk of failure was not reduced and was even marginally higher in the zoledronate group than in the control group (hazard ratio [HR] 1·36 [95% CI 0·95-1·96]; p=0·094). No major increase in severe toxic effects of grade 3 or higher associated with zoledronate, barring expected hypocalcaemia (45 [29%] of 153 participants in the zoledronate group vs ten [6%] of 155 participants in the control group; p<0·0001) and hypophosphataemia (61 [40%] of 151 in the zoledronate group vs 26 [17%] of 156 in the control group; p<0·0001). No significant difference in orthopaedic complications was noted between the two groups (27 in the control group and 29 in the zoledronate group). Two treatment-related deaths were reported (one from cardiomyopathy in the control group and one from multiorgan failure in the zoledronate group before the first zoledronate infusion). INTERPRETATION From the results observed in this study, we do not recommend zoledronate in osteosarcoma patients. Further biological studies are required to understand the discordance between the results of OS2006 trial and preclinical data. FUNDING French National Cancer Institute (INCa), Novartis, Chugai, Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, Fédération Enfants et Santé, Société Française des Cancers et Leucémies de l'Enfant.
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Conry RM, Rodriguez MG, Pressey JG. Zoledronic acid in metastatic osteosarcoma: encouraging progression free survival in four consecutive patients. Clin Sarcoma Res 2016; 6:6. [PMID: 27127605 PMCID: PMC4848872 DOI: 10.1186/s13569-016-0046-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Zoledronic acid (ZA) is a third-generation bisphosphonate in widespread clinical use to reduce pain and skeletal events in patients from a variety of malignancies with bone metastases. Pre-clinical studies indicate that ZA inhibits osteosarcoma through direct anti-proliferative effects, immune activation and anti-angiogenic activity. Methods The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antitumor efficacy of ZA at standard dose until progression in patients with stage IV osteosarcoma lacking a standard of care treatment option proven to influence survival. Researchers retrospectively reviewed medical records of all patients at our institution with high-grade osteosarcoma presumed to be incurable due to metastases progressive after primary combination chemotherapy who received single agent ZA in an effort to delay progression. Results In our four-patient cohort following initiation of ZA, the median progression-free survival was 19 months, and median overall survival was 56+ months. Two of four patients have remained progression-free since starting ZA. The other two initially progressed after 18–20 months on ZA followed by metastasectomy of lung or dural metastases and further stability for over a year following resumption of ZA. After a 20-month progression-free interval on ZA alone, one patient had partial response following addition of pazopanib to ZA that likely contributed to long term disease control. The four patients experienced no significant toxicities despite protracted dosing of ZA for up to 5 years, and none have required chemotherapy since beginning ZA. Conclusions Single agent ZA was associated with encouraging progression-free survival in four consecutive patients with metastatic osteosarcoma. Prospective trials of single agent ZA are warranted as protracted maintenance therapy in surgically incurable osteosarcoma relapsed or refractory to first line combination chemotherapy with radiographically measurable metastases.
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- Robert M Conry
- Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2145 Bonner Way, Birmingham, AL 35243 USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th St South, Birmingham, AL 35249 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233 USA ; Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA
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MicroRNA-128 inhibits EMT of human osteosarcoma cells by directly targeting integrin α2. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:7951-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-4696-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Redini F, Heymann D. Bone Tumor Environment as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Ewing Sarcoma. Front Oncol 2015; 5:279. [PMID: 26779435 PMCID: PMC4688361 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Ewing sarcoma is the second most common pediatric bone tumor, with three cases per million worldwide. In clinical terms, Ewing sarcoma is an aggressive, rapidly fatal malignancy that mainly develops not only in osseous sites (85%) but also in extra-skeletal soft tissue. It spreads naturally to the lungs, bones, and bone marrow with poor prognosis in the two latter cases. Bone lesions from primary or secondary (metastases) tumors are characterized by extensive bone remodeling, more often due to osteolysis. Osteoclast activation and subsequent bone resorption are responsible for the clinical features of bone tumors, including pain, vertebral collapse, and spinal cord compression. Based on the “vicious cycle” concept of tumor cells and bone resorbing cells, drugs, which target osteoclasts, may be promising agents as adjuvant setting for treating bone tumors, including Ewing sarcoma. There is also increasing evidence that cellular and molecular protagonists present in the bone microenvironment play a part in establishing a favorable “niche” for tumor initiation and progression. The purpose of this review is to discuss the potential therapeutic value of drugs targeting the bone tumor microenvironment in Ewing sarcoma. The first part of the review will focus on targeting the bone resorbing function of osteoclasts by means of bisphosphonates or drugs blocking the pro-resorbing cytokine receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand. Second, the role of this peculiar hypoxic microenvironment will be discussed in the context of resistance to chemotherapy, escape from the immune system, or neo-angiogenesis. Therapeutic interventions based on these specificities could be then proposed in the context of Ewing sarcoma.
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- Françoise Redini
- INSERM UMR_S 957, Nantes, France; Equipe labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes, France; Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption osseuse et Thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Faculté de Médecine, Nantes, France
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- INSERM UMR_S 957, Nantes, France; Equipe labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes, France; Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption osseuse et Thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Faculté de Médecine, Nantes, France; CHU Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France
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Engelholm LH, Melander MC, Hald A, Persson M, Madsen DH, Jürgensen HJ, Johansson K, Nielsen C, Nørregaard KS, Ingvarsen SZ, Kjaer A, Trovik CS, Laerum OD, Bugge TH, Eide J, Behrendt N. Targeting a novel bone degradation pathway in primary bone cancer by inactivation of the collagen receptor uPARAP/Endo180. J Pathol 2015; 238:120-33. [PMID: 26466547 DOI: 10.1002/path.4661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In osteosarcoma, a primary mesenchymal bone cancer occurring predominantly in younger patients, invasive tumour growth leads to extensive bone destruction. This process is insufficiently understood, cannot be efficiently counteracted and calls for novel means of treatment. The endocytic collagen receptor, uPARAP/Endo180, is expressed on various mesenchymal cell types and is involved in bone matrix turnover during normal bone growth. Human osteosarcoma specimens showed strong expression of this receptor on tumour cells, along with the collagenolytic metalloprotease, MT1-MMP. In advanced tumours with ongoing bone degeneration, sarcoma cells positive for these proteins formed a contiguous layer aligned with the degradation zones. Remarkably, osteoclasts were scarce or absent from these regions and quantitative analysis revealed that this scarcity marked a strong contrast between osteosarcoma and bone metastases of carcinoma origin. This opened the possibility that sarcoma cells might directly mediate bone degeneration. To examine this question, we utilized a syngeneic, osteolytic bone tumour model with transplanted NCTC-2472 sarcoma cells in mice. When analysed in vitro, these cells were capable of degrading the protein component of surface-labelled bone slices in a process dependent on MMP activity and uPARAP/Endo180. Systemic treatment of the sarcoma-inoculated mice with a mouse monoclonal antibody that blocks murine uPARAP/Endo180 led to a strong reduction of bone destruction. Our findings identify sarcoma cell-resident uPARAP/Endo180 as a central player in the bone degeneration of advanced tumours, possibly following an osteoclast-mediated attack on bone in the early tumour stage. This points to uPARAP/Endo180 as a promising therapeutic target in osteosarcoma, with particular prospects for improved neoadjuvant therapy.
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- Lars H Engelholm
- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Proteases and Tissue Remodelling Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology/Orthopaedics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Gade Laboratory of Pathology, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Proteases and Tissue Remodelling Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Finsen Laboratory/Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Identification of Synergistic, Clinically Achievable, Combination Therapies for Osteosarcoma. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16991. [PMID: 26601688 PMCID: PMC4658502 DOI: 10.1038/srep16991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Systemic therapy has improved osteosarcoma event-free and overall survival, but 30–50% of patients originally diagnosed will have progressive or recurrent disease, which is difficult to cure. Osteosarcoma has a complex karyotype, with loss of p53 in the vast majority of cases and an absence of recurrent, targetable pathways. In this study, we explored 54 agents that are clinically approved for other oncologic indications, agents in active clinical development, and others with promising preclinical data in osteosarcoma at clinically achievable concentrations in 5 osteosarcoma cell lines. We found significant single-agent activity of multiple agents and tested 10 drugs in all permutations of two-drug combinations to define synergistic combinations by Chou and Talalay analysis. We then evaluated order of addition to choose the combinations that may be best to translate to the clinic. We conclude that the repurposing of chemotherapeutics in osteosarcoma by using an in vitro system may define novel drug combinations with significant in vivo activity. In particular, combinations of proteasome inhibitors with histone deacetylase inhibitors and ixabepilone and MK1775 demonstrated excellent activity in our assays.
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Supsavhad W, Dirksen WP, Martin CK, Rosol TJ. Animal models of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Vet J 2015; 210:7-16. [PMID: 26965084 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the most common oral cancer worldwide. Local bone invasion into the maxilla or mandible and metastasis to regional lymph nodes often result in a poor prognosis, decreased quality of life and shortened survival time for HNSCC patients. Poor response to treatment and clinical outcomes are the major concerns in this aggressive cancer. Multiple animal models have been developed to replicate spontaneous HNSCC and investigate genetic alterations and novel therapeutic targets. This review provides an overview of HNSCC as well as the traditional animal models used in HNSCC preclinical research. The value and challenges of each in vivo model are discussed. Similarity between HNSCC in humans and cats and the possibility of using spontaneous feline oral squamous cell carcinoma (FOSCC) as a model for HNSCC in translational research are highlighted.
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- Wachiraphan Supsavhad
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Van Acker HH, Anguille S, Willemen Y, Smits EL, Van Tendeloo VF. Bisphosphonates for cancer treatment: Mechanisms of action and lessons from clinical trials. Pharmacol Ther 2015; 158:24-40. [PMID: 26617219 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A growing body of evidence points toward an important anti-cancer effect of bisphosphonates, a group of inexpensive, safe, potent, and long-term stable pharmacologicals that are widely used as osteoporosis drugs. To date, they are already used in the prevention of complications of bone metastases. Because the bisphosphonates can also reduce mortality in among other multiple myeloma, breast, and prostate cancer patients, they are now thoroughly studied in oncology. In particular, the more potent nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates have the potential to improve prognosis. The first part of this review will elaborate on the direct and indirect anti-tumoral effects of bisphosphonates, including induction of tumor cell apoptosis, inhibition of tumor cell adhesion and invasion, anti-angiogenesis, synergism with anti-neoplastic drugs, and enhancement of immune surveillance (e.g., through activation of γδ T cells and targeting macrophages). In the second part, we shed light on the current clinical position of bisphosphonates in the treatment of hematological and solid malignancies, as well as on ongoing and completed clinical trials investigating the therapeutic effect of bisphosphonates in cancer. Based on these recent data, the role of bisphosphonates is expected to further expand in the near future outside the field of osteoporosis and to open up new avenues in the treatment of malignancies.
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- Heleen H Van Acker
- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Tumor Immunology Group (TIGR), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Tumor Immunology Group (TIGR), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Center for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Tumor Immunology Group (TIGR), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Tumor Immunology Group (TIGR), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Center for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium; Center for Oncological Research (CORE), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Tumor Immunology Group (TIGR), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Gama A, Navet B, Vargas JW, Castaneda B, Lézot F. Bone resorption: an actor of dental and periodontal development? Front Physiol 2015; 6:319. [PMID: 26594180 PMCID: PMC4633481 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Dental and periodontal tissue development is a complex process involving various cell-types. A finely orchestrated network of communications between these cells is implicated. During early development, communications between cells from the oral epithelium and the underlying mesenchyme govern the dental morphogenesis with successive bud, cap and bell stages. Later, interactions between epithelial and mesenchymal cells occur during dental root elongation. Root elongation and tooth eruption require resorption of surrounding alveolar bone to occur. For years, it was postulated that signaling molecules secreted by dental and periodontal cells control bone resorbing osteoclast precursor recruitment and differentiation. Reverse signaling originating from bone cells (osteoclasts and osteoblasts) toward dental cells was not suspected. Dental defects reported in osteopetrosis were associated with mechanical stress secondary to defective bone resorption. In the last decade, consequences of bone resorption over-activation on dental and periodontal tissue formation have been analyzed with transgenic animals (RANKTg and Opg−∕− mice). Results suggest the existence of signals originating from osteoclasts toward dental and periodontal cells. Meanwhile, experiments consisting in transitory inhibition of bone resorption during root elongation, achieved with bone resorption inhibitors having different mechanisms of action (bisphosphonates and RANKL blocking antibodies), have evidenced dental and periodontal defects that support the presence of signals originating bone cells toward dental cells. The aim of the present manuscript is to present the data we have collected in the last years that support the hypothesis of a role of bone resorption in dental and periodontal development.
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- Andrea Gama
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-1138, Equipe 5, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers Paris, France ; Odontologic Center of District Federal Military Police Brasilia, Brazil
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer Nantes, France ; Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nantes Nantes, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer Nantes, France ; Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nantes Nantes, France ; Department of Basic Studies, Faculty of Odontology, University of Antioquia Medellin, Colombia
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-1138, Equipe 5, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers Paris, France ; Department of Basic Studies, Faculty of Odontology, University of Antioquia Medellin, Colombia
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer Nantes, France ; Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nantes Nantes, France
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Rejniak KA, Lloyd MC, Reed DR, Bui MM. Diagnostic assessment of osteosarcoma chemoresistance based on Virtual Clinical Trials. Med Hypotheses 2015; 85:348-54. [PMID: 26130106 PMCID: PMC4549200 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2015.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in pediatric and young adult patients. Successful treatment of osteosarcomas requires a combination of surgical resection and systemic chemotherapy, both neoadjuvant (prior to surgery) and adjuvant (after surgery). The degree of necrosis following neoadjuvant chemotherapy correlates with the subsequent probability of disease-free survival. Tumors with less than 10% of viable cells after treatment represent patients with a more favorable prognosis. However, being able to predict early, such as at the time of the pre-treatment tumor biopsy, how the patient will respond to the standard chemotherapy would provide an opportunity for more personalized patient care. Patients with unfavorable predictions could be studied in a protocol, rather than a standard setting, towards improving therapeutic success. The onset of necrotic cells in osteosarcomas treated with chemotherapeutic agents is a measure of tumor sensitivity to the drugs. We hypothesize that the remaining viable cells, i.e., cells that have not responded to the treatment, are chemoresistant, and that the pathological characteristics of these chemoresistant tumor cells within the osteosarcoma pre-treatment biopsy can predict tumor response to the standard-of-care chemotherapeutic treatment. This hypothesis can be tested by comparing patient histopathology samples before, as well as after treatment to identify both morphological and immunochemical cellular features that are characteristic of chemoresistant cells, i.e., cells that survived treatment. Consequently, using computational simulations of dynamic changes in tumor pathology under the simulated standard of care chemotherapeutic treatment, one can couple the pre- and post-treatment morphological and spatial patterns of chemoresistant cells, and correlate them with patient clinical diagnoses. This procedure, that we named 'Virtual Clinical Trials', can serve as a potential predictive biomarker providing a novel value-added decision support tool for oncologists.
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- K A Rejniak
- Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Center of Excellence in Cancer Imaging and Technology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Oncologic Sciences Department, School of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States.
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- Analytic Microscopy Core, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois in Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Sarcoma Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Adolescent and Young Adult Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Oncologic Sciences Department, School of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Sarcoma Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Department of Anatomic Pathology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Analytic Microscopy Core, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States; Oncologic Sciences Department, School of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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Lamoureux F, Baud'huin M, Ory B, Guiho R, Zoubeidi A, Gleave M, Heymann D, Rédini F. Clusterin inhibition using OGX-011 synergistically enhances zoledronic acid activity in osteosarcoma. Oncotarget 2015; 5:7805-19. [PMID: 25138053 PMCID: PMC4202162 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose Despite recent improvements in therapeutic management of osteosarcoma, ongoing challenges in improving the response to chemotherapy warrants new strategies still needed to improve overall patient survival. Among new therapeutic approaches, zoledronic acid (ZOL) represents a promising adjuvant molecule to chemotherapy to limit the osteolytic component of bone tumors. However, ZOL triggers the elevation of heat shock proteins (Hsp), including Hsp27 and clusterin (CLU), which could enhance tumor cell survival and treatment resistance. We hypothesized that targeting CLU using siRNA or the antisense drug, OGX-011, will suppress treatment-induced CLU induction and enhance ZOL-induced cell death in osteosarcoma (OS) cells. Methods The combined effects of OGX-011 and ZOL were investigated in vitro on cell growth, viability, apoptosis and cell cycle repartition of ZOL-sensitive or -resistant human OS cell lines (SaOS2, U2OS, MG63 and MNNG/HOS). Results In OS cell lines, ZOL increased levels of HSPs, especially CLU, in a dose- and time-dependent manner by mechanism including increased HSF1 transcription activity. The OS resistant cells to ZOL exhibited higher CLU expression level than the sensitive cells. Moreover, CLU overexpression protects OS sensitive cells to ZOL-induced cell death by modulating the MDR1 and farnesyl diphosphate synthase expression. OGX-011 suppressed treatment-induced increases in CLU and synergistically enhanced the activity of ZOL on cell growth and apoptosis. These biologic events were accompanied by decreased expression of HSPs, MDR1 and HSF1 transcriptional activity. In vivo, OGX-011, administered 3 times a week (IP, 20mg/kg), potentiated the effect of ZOL (s.c; 50μg/kg), significantly inhibiting tumor growth by 50% and prolonging survival in MNNG/HOS xenograft model compared to ZOL alone. Conclusion These results indicate that ZOL-mediated induction of CLU can be attenuated by OGX-011, with synergistic effects on delaying progression of osteosarcoma.
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- Francois Lamoureux
- Université de Nantes, Nantes atlantique universités, Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Nantes F-44035, France. INSERM, UMR 957, Nantes F-44035, France. LUNAM Université. Equipe labellisée LIGUE 2012, Nantes, cedex
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- Université de Nantes, Nantes atlantique universités, Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Nantes F-44035, France. INSERM, UMR 957, Nantes F-44035, France. LUNAM Université. CHU de Nantes, Nantes F-44035, France. Equipe labellisée LIGUE 2012, Nantes, cedex
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- Université de Nantes, Nantes atlantique universités, Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Nantes F-44035, France. INSERM, UMR 957, Nantes F-44035, France. LUNAM Université. Equipe labellisée LIGUE 2012, Nantes, cedex
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- Université de Nantes, Nantes atlantique universités,Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Nantes F-44035, France. INSERM, UMR 957, Nantes F-44035, France. LUNAM Université. Equipe labellisée LIGUE 2012, Nantes, cedex
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- The Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- The Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Université de Nantes, Nantes atlantique universités, Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Nantes F-44035, France. INSERM, UMR 957, Nantes F-44035, France. LUNAM Université. CHU de Nantes, Nantes F-44035, France. Equipe labellisée LIGUE 2012, Nantes, cedex
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- Université de Nantes, Nantes atlantique universités, Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de la Résorption Osseuse et Thérapie des Tumeurs Osseuses Primitives, Nantes F-44035, France. INSERM, UMR 957, Nantes F-44035, France. LUNAM Université. Equipe labellisée LIGUE 2012, Nantes, cedex
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Rivera-Valentin RK, Zhu L, Hughes DPM. Bone Sarcomas in Pediatrics: Progress in Our Understanding of Tumor Biology and Implications for Therapy. Paediatr Drugs 2015; 17:257-71. [PMID: 26002157 PMCID: PMC4516866 DOI: 10.1007/s40272-015-0134-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The pediatric bone sarcomas osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma represent a tremendous challenge for the clinician. Though less common than acute lymphoblastic leukemia or brain tumors, these aggressive cancers account for a disproportionate amount of the cancer morbidity and mortality in children, and have seen few advances in survival in the past decade, despite many large, complicated, and expensive trials of various chemotherapy combinations. To improve the outcomes of children with bone sarcomas, a better understanding of the biology of these cancers is needed, together with informed use of targeted therapies that exploit the unique biology of each disease. Here we summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the contribution of receptor tyrosine kinases, intracellular signaling pathways, bone biology and physiology, the immune system, and the tumor microenvironment in promoting and maintaining the malignant phenotype. These observations are coupled with a review of the therapies that target each of these mechanisms, focusing on recent or ongoing clinical trials if such information is available. It is our hope that, by better understanding the biology of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, rational combination therapies can be designed and systematically tested, leading to improved outcomes for a group of children who desperately need them.
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- Rocio K. Rivera-Valentin
- Department of Pediatrics-Research, The Children’s Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 853, MOD 1.021d, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics-Research, The Children’s Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 853, MOD 1.021d, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics-Research, The Children’s Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 853, MOD 1.021d, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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Lézot F, Chesneau J, Navet B, Gobin B, Amiaud J, Choi Y, Yagita H, Castaneda B, Berdal A, Mueller CG, Rédini F, Heymann D. Skeletal consequences of RANKL-blocking antibody (IK22-5) injections during growth: mouse strain disparities and synergic effect with zoledronic acid. Bone 2015; 73:51-9. [PMID: 25532478 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2014.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Revised: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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High doses of bone resorption inhibitors are currently under evaluation in pediatric oncology. Previous works have evidenced transient arrest in long bone and skull bone growth and tooth eruption blockage when mice were treated with zoledronic acid (ZOL). The question of potential similar effects with a RANKL-blocking antibody (IK22.5) was raised. Sensitivity disparities in these inhibitors between mouse strains and synergic effects of zoledronic acid and a RANKL-blocking antibody were subsidiary questions. In order to answer these questions, newborn C57BL/6J and CD1 mice were injected every two or three days (4 injections in total so 7 or 10 days of treatment length) with high doses of a RANKL-blocking antibody. The consequences on the tibia, craniofacial bones and teeth were analyzed by μCT and histology at the end of the treatment and one, two and three months later. The results obtained showed that RANKL-blocking antibody injections induced a transient arrest of tibia and skull bone growth and an irreversible blockage of tooth eruption in C57BL/6J mice. In CD1 mice, tooth eruption defects were also present but only at much higher doses. Similar mouse strain differences were obtained with zoledronic acid. Finally, a synergic effect of the two inhibitors was evidenced. In conclusion as previously observed for bisphosphonates (ZOL), a RANKL-blocking antibody induced a transient arrest in long bone and skull bone growth and a blockage of tooth eruption with however disparities between mouse strains with regard to this last effect. A synergic effect of both bone resorption inhibitors was also demonstrated.
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- Frédéric Lézot
- INSERM, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes F-44035, France; Université de Nantes, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire de physiopathologie de la résorption osseuse et thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Nantes F-44035, France.
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- INSERM, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes F-44035, France; Université de Nantes, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire de physiopathologie de la résorption osseuse et thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Nantes F-44035, France
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- INSERM, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes F-44035, France; Université de Nantes, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire de physiopathologie de la résorption osseuse et thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Nantes F-44035, France
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- INSERM, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes F-44035, France; Université de Nantes, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire de physiopathologie de la résorption osseuse et thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Nantes F-44035, France
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- INSERM, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes F-44035, France; Université de Nantes, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire de physiopathologie de la résorption osseuse et thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Nantes F-44035, France
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- INSERM, UMR-1138, Equipe 5, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris F-75006 France; Department of Basic Studies, Faculty of Odontology, University of Antioquia, Medellin AA 1226, Colombia
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- INSERM, UMR-1138, Equipe 5, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris F-75006 France
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- CNRS, UPR-9021, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IBMC), Laboratoire Immunologie et Chimie Thérapeutiques, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg F-67084, France
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- INSERM, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes F-44035, France; Université de Nantes, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire de physiopathologie de la résorption osseuse et thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Nantes F-44035, France
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- INSERM, UMR-957, Equipe Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer 2012, Nantes F-44035, France; Université de Nantes, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire de physiopathologie de la résorption osseuse et thérapie des tumeurs osseuses primitives, Nantes F-44035, France
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Weiss A, Gill J, Goldberg J, Lagmay J, Spraker-Perlman H, Venkatramani R, Reed D. Advances in therapy for pediatric sarcomas. Curr Oncol Rep 2015; 16:395. [PMID: 24894064 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-014-0395-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pediatric sarcomas are relatively rare malignancies individually. As a group they are typically approached with combination chemotherapies in addition to local control. Fortunately, these malignancies have been approached through careful clinical trial collaboration to define risk groups and appropriately deliver local control measures and systemic therapies. Although local disease is typically approached with curative intent, therapy typically lasts over 6 months and has significant associated morbidities. It is more difficult to cure metastatic disease or induce sustained remissions. In this article, we discuss recent advances in the understanding of the disease process and highlight recent and future cooperative group trials in osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas, and desmoid tumor as well as discuss promising therapeutic approaches such as epigenetics and immunotherapy.
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- Aaron Weiss
- Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME, 04102, USA,
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Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone, typically presenting in the first or second decade of life. Unfortunately, clinical outcomes for osteosarcoma patients have not substantially improved in over 30 years. This stagnation in therapeutic advances is perhaps explained by the genetic, epigenetic, and biological complexities of this rare tumor. In this review we provide a general background on the biology of osteosarcoma and the clinical status quo. We go on to enumerate the genetic and epigenetic defects identified in osteosarcoma. Finally, we discuss ongoing large-scale studies in the field and potential new therapies that are currently under investigation.
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- James J. Morrow
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Ohba T, Cates JMM, Cole HA, Slosky DA, Haro H, Ichikawa J, Ando T, Schwartz HS, Schoenecker JG. Pleiotropic effects of bisphosphonates on osteosarcoma. Bone 2014; 63:110-20. [PMID: 24636958 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of bone and accounts for half of all primary skeletal malignancies in children and teenagers. The prognosis for patients who fail or progress on first-line chemotherapy protocols is poor, therefore, additional adjuvant therapeutic strategies are needed. A recent feasibility study has demonstrated that the nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate zoledronic acid (ZOL) can be combined safely with conventional chemotherapy. However, the pharmacodynamics of bisphosphonate therapy is not well characterized. Osteosarcoma is a highly angiogenic tumor. Recent reports of the anti-angiogenic effects of bisphosphonates prompted us to determine whether nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate (ZOL and alendronate) treatment attenuates osteosarcoma growth by inhibition of osteoclast activity, tumor-mediated angiogenesis, or direct inhibitory effects on osteosarcoma. Here, we demonstrate that bisphosphonates directly inhibit VEGFR2 expression in endothelial cells, as well as endothelial cell proliferation and migration. Additionally, bisphosphonates also decrease VEGF-A expression in osteosarcoma (K7M3) cells, resulting in reduced stimulation of endothelial cell migration in co-culture assays. ZOL also decreases VEGFR1 expression in aggressive osteosarcoma cell lines (K7M3, 143B) and induces apoptosis of these cells, but has negligible effects on less aggressive osteosarcoma cell lines (K12 and TE85). In vivo ZOL treatment results in significant reduction in osteosarcoma-initiated angiogenesis and tumor growth in a murine model of osteosarcoma. In conclusion, bisphosphonates have diverse growth inhibitory effects on osteosarcoma through: (1) activation of apoptosis and inhibition of cell proliferation, (2) inhibition of VEGF-A and VEGFR1 expression by tumor cells, (3) inhibition of tumor-induced angiogenesis, and (4) direct inhibitory actions on endothelial cells.
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- Tetsuro Ohba
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Cardio-Oncology, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Center for Bone Biology, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9565, USA.
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Ohba T, Cole HA, Cates JMM, Slosky DA, Haro H, Ando T, Schwartz HS, Schoenecker JG. Bisphosphonates inhibit osteosarcoma-mediated osteolysis via attenuation of tumor expression of MCP-1 and RANKL. J Bone Miner Res 2014; 29:1431-45. [PMID: 24443409 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of bone and accounts for around 50% of all primary skeletal malignancies. In addition to novel chemotherapies, there is a need for adjuvant therapies designed to inhibit osteosarcoma proliferation and tumor-induced osteolysis to attenuate tumor expansion and metastasis. As such, studies on the efficacy of bisphosphonates on human osteosarcoma are planned after feasibility studies determined that the bisphosphonate zoledronic acid (ZOL) can be safely combined with conventional chemotherapy. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for, and means of inhibiting, osteosarcoma-induced osteolysis are largely unknown. We establish that osteosarcoma growth directly correlates with tumor-induced osteolysis and activation of osteoclasts in vivo. In vitro, tumor cells were determined to expresses surface, but not soluble, receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) and stimulated osteoclastogenesis in a manner directly proportional to their malignant potential. In addition, an aggressive osteosarcoma cell line was shown to secrete monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), resulting in robust monocyte migration. Because MCP-1 is a key cytokine for monocyte recruitment and surface-bound RANKL strongly supports local osteoclastogenesis, we suggest that high levels of these signaling molecules are associated with the aggressive potential of osteosarcoma. Consistent with these findings, abundant expression of RANKL/MCP-1 was observed in tumor in vivo, and MCP-1 plasma levels strongly correlated with tumor progression and osteolysis. ZOL administration directly attenuates osteosarcoma production of RANKL/MCP-1, reducing tumor-induced bone destruction. In vivo, these findings also correlated with significant reduction in osteosarcoma growth. ZOL attenuates tumor-induced osteolysis, not only through direct inhibition of osteoclasts, but also through direct actions on tumor expression of osteoclast activators. These data provide insight regarding the effect of ZOL on osteosarcoma essential for designing the planned upcoming prospective randomized trials to determine the efficacy of bisphosphonates on osteosarcoma in humans.
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- Tetsuro Ohba
- Department of Orthopaedics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary malignant tumor of bone and the third most common cancer in childhood and adolescence. Nowadays, early diagnosis, drug resistance and recurrence of the disease represent the major challenges in OS treatment. Post-genomics, and in particular proteomic technologies, offer an invaluable opportunity to address the level of biological complexity expressed by OS. Although the main goal of OS oncoproteomics is focused on diagnostic and prognostic biomarker discovery, in this review we describe and discuss global protein profiling approaches to other aspects of OS biology and pathophysiology, or to investigate the mechanism of action of chemotherapeutics. In addition, we present proteomic analyses carried out on OS cell lines as in vitro models for studying osteoblastic cell biology and the attractive opportunity offered by proteomics of OS cancer stem cells.
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- Giulia Bernardini
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, via Fiorentina 1, Università degli Studi di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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