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Kulkarni S, Bhandary D, Singh Y, Monga V, Thareja S. Boron in cancer therapeutics: An overview. Pharmacol Ther 2023; 251:108548. [PMID: 37858628 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2023.108548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Boron has become a crucial weapon in anticancer research due to its significant intervention in cell proliferation. Being an excellent bio-isosteric replacement of carbon, it has modulated the anticancer efficacy of various molecules in the development pipeline. It has elicited promising results through interactions with various therapeutic targets such as HIF-1α, steroid sulfatase, arginase, proteasome, etc. Since boron liberates alpha particles, it has a wide-scale application in Boron Neutron Capture therapy (BNCT), a radiotherapy that demonstrates selectivity towards cancer cells due to high boron uptake capacity. Significant advances in the medicinal chemistry of boronated compounds, such as boronated sugars, natural/unnatural amino acids, boronated DNA binders, etc., have been reported over the past few years as BNCT agents. In addition, boronated nanoparticles have assisted the field of bio-nano medicines by their usage in radiotherapy. This review exclusively focuses on the medicinal chemistry aspects, radiotherapeutic, and chemotherapeutic aspects of boron in cancer therapeutics. Emphasis is also given on the mechanism of action along with advantages over conventional therapies.
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- Swanand Kulkarni
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab 151401, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab 151401, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab 151401, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab 151401, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab 151401, India.
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Marforio TD, Carboni A, Calvaresi M. In Vivo Application of Carboranes for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT): Structure, Formulation and Analytical Methods for Detection. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4944. [PMID: 37894311 PMCID: PMC10605826 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15204944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Carboranes have emerged as one of the most promising boron agents in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). In this context, in vivo studies are particularly relevant, since they provide qualitative and quantitative information about the biodistribution of these molecules, which is of the utmost importance to determine the efficacy of BNCT, defining their localization and (bio)accumulation, as well as their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. First, we gathered a detailed list of the carboranes used for in vivo studies, considering the synthesis of carborane derivatives or the use of delivery system such as liposomes, micelles and nanoparticles. Then, the formulation employed and the cancer model used in each of these studies were identified. Finally, we examined the analytical aspects concerning carborane detection, identifying the main methodologies applied in the literature for ex vivo and in vivo analysis. The present work aims to identify the current strengths and weakness of the use of carboranes in BNCT, establishing the bottlenecks and the best strategies for future applications.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna, Via Francesco Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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Wang Z. A Facile Synthesis of Nido-Carborane Polymers via Dynamic Self-Assembly by Poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate). JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 21:5681-5687. [PMID: 33980380 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2021.19483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Carborane are widely applied in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) field, but it is difficult to perform biocompatibility with cells due to its own water solubility differences, so how to solve the water solubility problem has always been the focus of research. A simple, inexpensive and effective method was used to study the synthesis of nido-carborane azaspirodecanium poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) by one-pot cyclization of nido-carborane azaspirodecanium under the synergistic effect of inorganic bases and conventional organic solvents. Its characterization is mainly to use 1H-NMR nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum and infrared spectroscopy to determine the characteristic peak and range of borane. Through transmission electron microscope (TEM), it can be observed that the white nanoparticles, namely carborane, are completely contained by polymer ions, which not only increases the surface area but also the concentration of boron uptake in the cell is 100 times that of borono-phenylalanine (BPA). Based on the successful synthesis of N-CB5-4 and N-CB6-5 without harsh conditions, a feasibility point of view was put forward, namely, super water-soluble carborane polymer.
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- Zhou Wang
- College of Vanadium and Titanium, Panzhihua University, 617000, P. R. China
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Shi Y, Li J, Zhang Z, Duan D, Zhang Z, Liu H, Liu T, Liu Z. Tracing Boron with Fluorescence and Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Boronated Porphyrin Nanocomplex for Imaging-Guided Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:43387-43395. [PMID: 30451482 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b14682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) induces high-energy radiation within cancer cells while avoiding damage to normal cells without uptake of BNCT drugs, which is holding great promise to provide excellent control over locally invasive malignant tumors. However, lack of quantitative imaging technique to determine local boron concentration has been a great challenge for nuclear physicians to apply accurate neutron irradiation during the treatment, which is a key factor that has limited BNCT's application in clinics. To meet this challenge, this study describes coating boronated porphyrins with a biocompatible poly(lactide- co-glycolide)-monomethoxy-poly(polyethylene-glycol) (PLGA-mPEG) micelle for selective tumor accumulation and reduced toxicity comparing with the previously reported boronated porphyrin drugs. Fluorescence imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging were performed, unveiling the potential imaging properties of this boronated porphyrin nanocomplex (BPN) to locate tumor region and to determine tissue-localized boron concentration which facilitates treatment planning. By studying the pharmacokinetics of BPN with Cu-64 PET imaging, the treatment plan was adjusted from single bolus injection to multiple times of injections of smaller doses. As expected, high tumor uptake of boron (125.17 ± 13.54 ppm) was achieved with an extraordinarily high tumor to normal tissue ratio: tumors to liver, muscle, fat, and blood were 3.24 ± 0.22, 61.46 ± 20.26, 31.55 ± 10.30, and 33.85 ± 5.73, respectively. At last, neutron irradiation with BPN showed almost complete tumor suppression, demonstrating that BPN holds a great potential for being an efficient boron delivery agent for imaging-guided BNCT.
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- Yaxin Shi
- Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Beijing Capture Tech Co., Ltd. , Beijing 102413 , China
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- Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Beijing Capture Tech Co., Ltd. , Beijing 102413 , China
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- Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
- Peking University-Tsinghua University Center for Life Sciences , Beijing 100871 , China
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Calabrese G, Daou A, Barbu E, Tsibouklis J. Towards carborane-functionalised structures for the treatment of brain cancer. Drug Discov Today 2017; 23:63-75. [PMID: 28886331 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a promising targeted chemoradiotherapeutic technique for the management of invasive brain tumors, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). A prerequisite for effective BNCT is the selective targeting of tumour cells with 10B-rich therapeutic moieties. To this end, polyhedral boranes, especially carboranes, have received considerable attention because they combine a high boron content with relative low toxicity and metabolic inertness. Here, we review progress in the molecular design of recently investigated carborane derivatives in light of the widely accepted performance requirements for effective BNCT.
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- Gianpiero Calabrese
- School of Life Science, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Penrhyn Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 2EE, UK.
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- School of Life Science, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Penrhyn Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 2EE, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK
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Cabrera-González J, Xochitiotzi-Flores E, Viñas C, Teixidor F, García-Ortega H, Farfán N, Santillan R, Parella T, Núñez R. High-Boron-Content Porphyrin-Cored Aryl Ether Dendrimers: Controlled Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Properties. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:5021-31. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Justo Cabrera-González
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultad
de Química, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510 México D.F., México
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultad
de Química, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510 México D.F., México
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- Facultad
de Química, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 04510 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado Postal 14-740, 07000 México D.F., México
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- Servei de Ressonància Magnètica
Nuclear, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Synthesis of Carborane-Containing Porphyrin Derivatives for the Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of Tumors. TOPICS IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/7081_2013_111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Faião-Flores F, Coelho PRP, Arruda-Neto JDT, Camillo MAP, Maria-Engler SS, Rici REG, Sarkis JES, Maria DA. Boron uptake in normal melanocytes and melanoma cells and boron biodistribution study in mice bearing B16F10 melanoma for boron neutron capture therapy. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2012; 51:319-329. [PMID: 22491822 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-012-0416-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 03/31/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Information on (10)B distribution in normal tissues is crucial to any further development of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). The goal of this study was to investigate the in vitro and in vivo boron biodistribution in B16F10 murine melanoma and normal tissues as a model for human melanoma treatment by a simple and rapid colorimetric method, which was validated by HR-ICP-MS. The B16F10 melanoma cell line showed higher melanin content than human melanocytes, demonstrating a greater potential for boronophenylalanine uptake. The melanocytes showed a moderate viability decrease in the first few minutes after BNCT application, stabilizing after 75 min, whereas the B16F10 melanoma showed the greatest intracellular boron concentration at 150 min after application, indicating a different boron uptake of melanoma cells compared to normal melanocytes. Moreover, at this time, the increase in boron uptake in melanoma cells was approximately 1.6 times higher than that in normal melanocytes. The (10)B concentration in the blood of mice bearing B16F10 melanoma increased until 90 min after BNCT application and then decreased after 120 min, and remained low until the 240th minute. On the other hand, the (10)B concentration in tumors was increased from 90 min and maximal at 150 min after application, thus confirming the in vitro results. Therefore, the present in vitro and in vivo study of (10)B uptake in normal and tumor cells revealed important data that could enable BNCT to be possibly used as a treatment for melanoma, a chemoresistant cancer associated with high mortality.
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- Fernanda Faião-Flores
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Butantan Institute, 1500 Vital Brasil Avenue, São Paulo, SP 05503-900, Brazil.
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Aromando RF, Trivillin VA, Heber EM, Pozzi E, Schwint AE, Itoiz ME. Early effect of boron neutron capture therapy mediated by boronophenylalanine (BPA–BNCT) on mast cells in premalignant tissue and tumors of the hamster cheek pouch. Oral Oncol 2010; 46:355-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2010] [Revised: 02/11/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kennedy DC, Duguay DR, Tay LL, Richeson DS, Pezacki JP. SERS detection and boron delivery to cancer cells using carborane labelled nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009:6750-2. [DOI: 10.1039/b916561d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Trivillin VA, Heber EM, Nigg DW, Itoiz ME, Calzetta O, Blaumann H, Longhino J, Schwint AE. Therapeutic Success of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) Mediated by a Chemically Non-selective Boron Agent in an Experimental Model of Oral Cancer: A New Paradigm in BNCT Radiobiology. Radiat Res 2006; 166:387-96. [PMID: 16881740 DOI: 10.1667/rr3592.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The hypothesis of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) research has been that the short-range, high-linear energy transfer radiation produced by the capture of thermal neutrons by (10)B will potentially control tumor and spare normal tissue only if the boron compound selectively targets tumor tissue within the treatment volume. In a previous in vivo study of low-dose BNCT mediated by GB-10 (Na(2)(10)B(10)H(10)) alone or combined with boronophenylalanine (BPA) in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model that was primarily designed to evaluate safety and feasibility, we showed therapeutic effects but no associated normal tissue radiotoxicity. In the present study, we evaluated the response of tumor, precancerous and normal tissue to high-dose BNCT mediated by GB-10 alone or combined with BPA. Despite the fact that GB-10 does not target hamster cheek pouch tumors selectively, GB-10-BNCT induced a 70% overall tumor response with no damage to normal tissue. (GB-10+BPA)-BNCT induced a 93% overall tumor response with no normal tissue radiotoxicity. Light microscope analysis showed that GB-10-BNCT selectively damages tumor blood vessels, sparing precancerous and normal tissue vessels. In this case, selective tumor lethality would thus result from selective blood vessel damage rather than from selective uptake of the boron compound.
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- Verónica A Trivillin
- Department of Radiobiology, Constituyentes Atomic Center, National Atomic Energy Commission,San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Heber EM, Trivillin VA, Nigg DW, Itoiz ME, Gonzalez BN, Rebagliati RJ, Batistoni D, Kreimann EL, Schwint AE. Homogeneous boron targeting of heterogeneous tumors for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT): chemical analyses in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model. Arch Oral Biol 2006; 51:922-9. [PMID: 16696934 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2005] [Revised: 03/14/2006] [Accepted: 03/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE BNCT is a tumour cell targeted radiation therapy. Uniform targeting of heterogeneous tumours with therapeutically effective boron carriers would contribute to a therapeutic effect on all tumour cell populations and avoid radioresistant fractions. This remains an unresolved challenge. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the degree of variation in boron content delivered by boronophenylalanine (BPA), GB-10 (Na(2)(10)B(10)H(10)) and the combined administration of (BPA+GB-10) in different portions of tumour, precancerous tissue around tumour and normal pouch tissue in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Samples of different areas of tumour, precancerous tissue and normal pouch tissue were taken from tumour-bearing hamsters, 3h post-administration of i.p. BPA (15.5mg B/kg b.w.), or i.v. GB-10 (50mg B/kg b.w.), or 3h and 1.5h post-administration respectively of i.v. GB-10 (34.5mg B/b.w.) and sequential i.p. injections of BPA (total dose 31mg B/kg b.w.) given jointly. Boron content was evaluated by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The degree of homogeneity in boron targeting was assessed in terms of the coefficient of variation (V: [S.D./mean]x100) of boron values. Statistical analysis of the results was performed by one-way ANOVA and the least significant difference test. RESULTS GB-10 and GB-10 plus BPA achieved respectively a statistically significant 1.8- and 3.3-fold increase in targeting homogeneity over BPA. CONCLUSIONS The combined boron compound administration protocol contributes to homogeneous targeting of heterogeneous tumours and would be expected to increase therapeutic efficacy of BNCT.
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- Elisa M Heber
- Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, Av. General Paz 1499, B1650KNA San Martin, Prov. Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Morita N, Hiratsuka J, Kondoh H, Uno M, Asano T, Niki Y, Sakurai Y, Ono K, Harada T, Imajo Y. Improvement of the Tumor-Suppressive Effect of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Amelanotic Melanoma by Intratumoral Injection of theTyrosinaseGene. Cancer Res 2006; 66:3747-53. [PMID: 16585201 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is successful when there is a sufficient (10)B concentration in tumor cells. In melanoma, (10)B-para-boronophenylalanine (BPA) accumulation is proportional to melanin-producing activity. This study was done to confirm enhancement of the tumor-suppressive effect of BNCT on amelanotic melanoma by intratumoral injection of the tyrosinase gene. D178 or FF amelanotic melanomas were implanted s.c. in Syrian hamsters. One group of D178- or FF-bearing hamsters (TD178 or TFF group) received intratumoral injections of pcDNA-Tyrs constructed as a tyrosinase expression plasmid. The other hamsters (pD178 and pFF groups) were injected with pUC119, and control hamsters (D178 and FF groups) only with transfection reagents. All the groups underwent immunofluorescence analysis of tyrosinase expression and BPA biodistribution studies. BNCT experiments were done at the Kyoto University Research Reactor. Tyrosinase expression increased in the tumors of the TD178 and TFF groups but remained the same in the pD178 and pFF groups. Tumor boron concentrations in the TD178 and TFF groups increased significantly (TD178: 49.7 +/- 12.6 versus D178: 27.2 +/- 4.9 microg/g, P < 0.0001; TFF: 30.7 +/- 6.6 versus FF: 13.0 +/- 4.7 microg/g, P < 0.0001). The BNCT tumor-suppressive effect was marked in the TD178 and TFF groups. In vivo transfection with the tyrosinase gene increased BPA accumulation in the tumors, the BNCT tumor-suppressive effect on amelanotic melanoma being significantly enhanced. These findings suggest a potential new clinical strategy for the treatment of amelanotic melanoma with BNCT.
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- Norimasa Morita
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, 701-0192 Okayama, Japan.
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Novick S, Laster B, Quastel MR. Positive cooperativity in the cellular uptake of a boronated porphyrin. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 38:1374-81. [PMID: 16616577 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2005] [Revised: 01/20/2006] [Accepted: 01/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This work was undertaken to assess the kinetics of boronated porphyrin cellular uptake, which has been reported to occur by way of the low-density lipoprotein receptors. Because of current interest in the use of boronated porphyrins in boron neutron capture therapy of tumors, this pathway was investigated for the cellular uptake of a boronated porphyrin (tetrakis-carborane-carboxylate, esters of 2,4-bis (alpha,beta-dihydroxyethyl) deuteroporphyrin IX). Boron uptake occurred even without low-density lipoprotein in the culture medium. Pre-incubation of V-79 Chinese hamster cells for 24 h in medium containing delipidized fetal bovine serum markedly increased the subsequent uptake of boron when compared with cells pre-incubated with medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum. The increased uptake was characterized by greater affinity for boronated porphyrin, compared to cells pre-incubated in 10% fetal bovine serum. Twenty-four hour preincubation of cells with increasing concentrations of LDL added to delipidized medium suppressed the up-regulation of the boron level. In contrast, incubation with added acetylated LDL did not prevent the up-regulation of boron uptake. Positive cooperativity was demonstrated by Hill and Scatchard plots. It is concluded that uptake of boronated porphyrin is characterized by positive cooperativity, that its uptake is markedly enhanced when preincubated in delipidized serum, and that significant uptake occurs even in the absence of low density lipoprotein in the medium. These data suggest a novel way for enhancing uptake of boron (and perhaps other agents) into tissues using carrier porphyrins, by increasing the number and/or affinity of cellular LDL receptors.
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- Sara Novick
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Azab AK, Srebnik M, Doviner V, Rubinstein A. Targeting normal and neoplastic tissues in the rat jejunum and colon with boronated, cationic acrylamide copolymers. J Control Release 2005; 106:14-25. [PMID: 16005094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2004] [Revised: 03/27/2005] [Accepted: 03/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A series of boronated cationic copolymers, composed of different ratios of acrylamide, N-acryloyl-3-aminophenylboronic acid and N-acryloyl-diaminoethane (the cationic moiety), were prepared with the intention of localizing boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in experimentally induced polyps on the luminal side of the gut of the rat. The goals of this study were to: (a) test the effect of cationization of the boronated copolymers on their uptake by polyps and normal adjacent epithelium; (b) compare the whole rat body distribution of aminophenylboronic acid (APB) and polymeric APB after local application; (c) measure the effect of micro-environmental parameters such as pH, the presence of mucin and cations on the interaction between the APB-copolymers and the epithelium of the rat intestines. Direct analysis of tissue boron levels showed that polymeric APB-uptake was higher in the colonic polyps than in the surrounding normal tissues. Free APB, however, was found in similar quantities in both. When tested in the normal jejunum and colon of the rat, polymeric APB uptake was directly proportional to the molar content of the cationic monomer in the copolymers. The presence of magnesium ions, free boron cationic monomer and mucin interfered with this uptake in a concentration-dependent manner. The uptake was pH-independent at pH 5, 7 and 10. APB accumulation in the colon polyps was inversely proportional to the cationic monomer content in the copolymers, suggesting an increased amount of mucus around the polyps, which probably impeded the electrostatic attachment of the polymer to the malignant tissue. The use polymeric APB for targeting BNCT in perioperative treatment of colorectal carcinoma is suggested, especially in the cases of microscopic residual disease after curative resection.
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- Abdel-Kareem Azab
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, P.O. Box 12065, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Rao M, Trivillin VA, Heber EM, Cantarelli MDLA, Itoiz ME, Nigg DW, Rebagliati RJ, Batistoni D, Schwint AE. BNCT of 3 cases of spontaneous head and neck cancer in feline patients. Appl Radiat Isot 2005; 61:947-52. [PMID: 15308173 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Having demonstrated BPA-BNCT induced control of experimental squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the hamster cheek pouch mucosa with no damage to normal tissue we explored the feasibility and safety of treating spontaneous head and neck tumors, with particular focus on SCC, of terminal feline patients with low dose BPA-BNCT employing the thermal beam of the RA-1 Reactor within a preclinical context. The biodistribution studies showed that, in all three cases evaluated, BPA delivered absolute boron values to tumor in the range that proved therapeutically useful in the experimental model of SCC. BPA-BNCT studies showed no radiotoxic effects, partial tumor control in terms of impaired growth and partial necrosis, an improvement in clinical condition and prolonged survival beyond the terminal condition of the feline patients at the time of recruitment.
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- Mónica Rao
- Veterinary Oncology Center, Avenida del Libertador 15013, (1642) Acassuso, Prov. Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Boron neutron capture therapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-3158(06)80006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Stoliar P, Kreiner AJ, Debray ME, Caraballo ME, Valda AA, Davidson J, Davidson M, Kesque JM, Somacal H, DiPaolo H, Burlon AA, Ozafrán MJ, Vázquez ME, Minsky D, Heber EM, Trivillin VA, Schwint AE. Microdistributions of prospective BNCT-compound CuTCPH in tissue sections with a heavy ion microbeam. Appl Radiat Isot 2004; 61:771-4. [PMID: 15308142 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Microdistributions of the prospective BNCT-compound CuTCPH, a carborane-containing tetraphenylporphyrin with one Cu atom in its molecular structure, have been obtained in tissue sections of different organs of tumor-bearing and normal Syrian hamsters injected with the boron compound by employing a heavy ion microbeam. High resolution X-ray spectroscopy following micro-PIXE (Particle Induced X-ray Emission with micrometer-sized beams) with a focused (16)O ion beam was used. Focusing was performed with a heavy-ion scanning high-precision magnetic quadrupole triplet microprobe. Squamous Cell Carcinomas were induced on the right Cheek Pouch of Syrian Hamsters (HCP), sampled, cryo-sectioned and freeze-dried. Two-dimensional maps of elemental concentration were obtained by scanning the beam over the samples. Very non-uniform Cu concentrations were found in all sections.
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- P Stoliar
- Departamento de Física, Argentine Atomic Energy Commission, CNEA, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, CP 1650, Bienos Aires, Villa Martelli, Argentina
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Trivillin VA, Heber EM, Itoiz ME, Nigg D, Calzetta O, Blaumann H, Longhino J, Schwint AE. Radiobiology of BNCT mediated by GB-10 and GB-10+BPA in experimental oral cancer. Appl Radiat Isot 2004; 61:939-45. [PMID: 15308172 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We previously reported biodistribution and pharmacokinetic data for GB-10 (Na(2)(10)B(10)H(10)) and the combined administration of GB-10 and boronophenylalanine (BPA) as boron delivery agents for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in the hamster cheek pouch oral cancer model. The aim of the present study was to assess, for the first time, the response of hamster cheek pouch tumors, precancerous tissue and normal tissue to BNCT mediated by GB-10 and BNCT mediated by GB-10 and BPA administered jointly using the thermalized epithermal beam of the RA-6 Reactor at the Bariloche Atomic Center. GB-10 exerted 75.5% tumor control (partial+complete remission) with no damage to precancerous tissue around tumor or to normal tissue. Thus, GB-10 proved to be a therapeutically efficient boron agent in this model despite the fact that it is not taken up selectively by oral tumor tissue. GB-10 exerted a selective effect on tumor blood vessels leading to significant tumor control with a sparing effect on normal tissue. BNCT mediated by the combined administration of GB-10 and BPA resulted in a reduction in the dose to normal tissue and would thus allow for significant escalation of dose to tumor without exceeding normal tissue tolerance.
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- Verónica A Trivillin
- Department of Radiobiology, Constituyentes Atomic Center, National Atomic Energy Commission, Avenida General Paz 1499, (1650) San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Heber E, Trivillin VA, Nigg D, Kreimann EL, Itoiz ME, Rebagliati RJ, Batistoni D, Schwint AE. Biodistribution of GB-10 (Na(2)(10)B10H10 compound for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in an experimental model of oral cancer in the hamster cheek pouch. Arch Oral Biol 2004; 49:313-24. [PMID: 15003550 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2003.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We previously proposed the hamster cheek pouch model of oral cancer for BNCT studies. We herein present the biodistribution of a non-toxic boron compound, GB-10 (Na(2)(10)B10H10), in this model to assess its potential for BNCT or BNCT enhanced Fast Neutron Therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated the uptake and retention of GB-10 in tumour and precancerous tissue and in potentially dose-limiting, clinically relevant normal tissues. RESULTS Mean tumour boron concentration delivered by GB-10 (50mgB/kg) peaked to 77.7+/-28.0 ppm at 20min post-administration and remained at therapeutically useful values of 31.9+/-21.4 ppm at 3h. The clearance rate for normal tissues was faster than for tumour tissue. The consistently low brain and spinal cord values would preclude normal tissue toxicity. The uptake of GB-10 by precancerous tissue may be of potential use in the treatment of field cancerized areas. GB-10 was deposited homogeneously in different tumour areas, an asset when treating heterogenous tumours. The data suggests that the joint administration of BPA and GB-10 may improve the therapeutic efficacy of BNCT. CONCLUSIONS GB-10 is a potential boron carrier for BNCT of head and neck tumours and for BNCT-FNT.
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- Elisa Heber
- Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission, Avenida del Libertador 8250, 1429 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Coderre JA, Turcotte JC, Riley KJ, Binns PJ, Harling OK, Kiger WS. Boron neutron capture therapy: cellular targeting of high linear energy transfer radiation. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2004; 2:355-75. [PMID: 14529302 DOI: 10.1177/153303460300200502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is based on the preferential targeting of tumor cells with (10)B and subsequent activation with thermal neutrons to produce a highly localized radiation. In theory, it is possible to selectively irradiate a tumor and the associated infiltrating tumor cells with large single doses of high-LET radiation while sparing the adjacent normal tissues. The mixture of high- and low-LET dose components created in tissue during neutron irradiation complicates the radiobiology of BNCT. Much of the complexity has been unravelled through a combination of preclinical experimentation and clinical dose escalation experience. Over 350 patients have been treated in a number of different facilities worldwide. The accumulated clinical experience has demonstrated that BNCT can be delivered safely but is still defining the limits of normal brain tolerance. Several independent BNCT clinical protocols have demonstrated that BNCT can produce median survivals in patients with glioblastoma that appear to be equivalent to conventional photon therapy. This review describes the individual components and methodologies required for effect BNCT: the boron delivery agents; the analytical techniques; the neutron beams; the dosimetry and radiation biology measurements; and how these components have been integrated into a series of clinical studies. The single greatest weakness of BNCT at the present time is non-uniform delivery of boron into all tumor cells. Future improvements in BNCT effectiveness will come from improved boron delivery agents, improved boron administration protocols, or through combination of BNCT with other modalities.
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- Jeffrey A Coderre
- Nuclear Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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