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Teng D, Xia S, Hu S, Yan Y, Liu B, Yang Y, Du X. miR-887-3p Inhibits the Progression of Colorectal Cancer via Downregulating DNMT1 Expression and Regulating P53 Expression. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE 2022; 2022:7179733. [PMID: 35795731 PMCID: PMC9252659 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7179733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most diagnosed cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Many researchers have reported that abnormal microRNAs (miRs) were expressed in CRC and participated in the occurrence and progression of CRC. However, there are few reports of miR-887-3p regulating CRC development. In the current study, we investigated the abnormal expression of miR-887-3p and also demonstrated its regulatory role and detailed molecular mechanism in CRC. Initially, miRNA expression data were obtained from TCGA-COAD that consisted of 453 CRC samples and 8 normal tissue samples. These were downloaded and analyzed to compare the expression level of miR-887-3p in CRC tissues to that in normal tissues. Moreover, 32 pairs of surgically resected CRC tumors and para-cancer tissues from our hospital were collected. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was performed to detect miR-887-3p expression levels in CRC tissues, para-cancer tissues, several CRC cell lines, and an intestinal epithelial cell line. Following miR-887-3p mimic transfection in colon cancer SW480 cell line, the regulatory roles of miR-887-3p on cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were detected through CCK-8, flow cytometry, transwell assay, and Western blot. After potential targeting protein was predicted by bioinformatic websites, the luciferase reporter assay and Western blot were used to confirm the target of miR-887-3p. The targeting protein expressions were detected by Western blot and qRT-PCR. The relationship between miR-887-3p level and the effect of miR-887-3p on P53 expression was evaluated by Western blot and qRT-PCR. The effects of miR-887-3p on CRC cell growth in vivo by xenograft tumor experiments were investigated, and Ki-67 in tumor tissue was determined by immunohistochemistry. Results. The COAD data demonstrated that the expression levels of miR-887-3p in CRC clinical sample tissues and cell line cultures were remarkably lower than para-cancer normal tissues and NCM460 cells (normal colonic epithelial cell line). Functional experiments demonstrated that overexpression of miR-887-3p in SW480 cells significantly reduced proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT, and promoted cancer cell apoptosis. Additionally, Western blot, qRT-PCR, and luciferase reporter assays confirmed that DNMT1 was a downstream target of miR-887-3p. Moreover, the blocking of DNMT1 by miR-887-3p mimics also promoted P53 expression. Finally, overexpression of DNMT1 in SW480 cells could partially reverse the regulatory effect of miR-887-3p mimics on CRC cell development. From in vivo experiments, overexpression of miR-887-3p could inhibit tumor growth in CRC xenograft mice and reduce the Ki-67 level. Conclusion. The microRNA miR-887-3p is a potential biomarker of CRC. It inhibited CRC cell proliferation, invasion, and EMT, and promoted cell apoptosis through targeting and downregulating DNMT1 and promoting P53 expression. Therefore, miR-887-3p may be a good biomarker and therapeutic target for CRC treatment.
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- Da Teng
- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitor-masitinib mesylate on canine mammary tumour cell lines. J Vet Res 2021; 65:351-359. [PMID: 34917849 PMCID: PMC8643080 DOI: 10.2478/jvetres-2021-042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Masitinib mesylate, a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor of the c-KIT receptor, is used for the treatment of mast cell tumours in dogs. Masitinib has previously been investigated in various cancers; however, its potential anticancer effect in canine mammary tumours (CMTs) is unknown. In the present paper, we investigated the antiproliferative effect of masitinib in CMT cells and its possible mechanisms of action. Material and Methods The effect of masitinib on the proliferation of CMT-U27 and CMT-U309 cells was assessed by MTT assay and DNA fragmentation. Flow cytometric analysis was used to measure the effect of masitinib on apoptosis and the cell cycle. Additionally, vascular endothelial growth factor levels (VEGF) were measured, and the proliferation marker Ki-67 was visualised in immunocytochemical stainings in CMT cells. Results Treatment with masitinib inhibited the proliferation of CMT cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Maximal apoptotic activity and DNA fragmentation were observed at approximately IC50 of masitinib in both cell lines. In addition, cell cycle distribution was altered and VEGF levels and Ki-67 proliferation indices were decreased in masitinib-treated cells in comparison with control cells. Conclusion In this study, masitinib suppressed cell proliferation concomitantly via induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by decreasing VEGF levels and the Ki-67 proliferation index in CMT-U27 and CMT-U309 cells in vitro, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic tool in the clinical setting of mammary cancer treatment in dogs.
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Liu D, Song G, Ma Z, Geng X, Dai Y, Yang T, Meng H, Gong J, Zhou B, Song Z. Resveratrol improves the therapeutic efficacy of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in rats with severe acute pancreatitis. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 80:106128. [PMID: 31978799 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.106128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are effective in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), but their therapeutic effects could still be improved. In order to optimize the clinical application of BMSCs, we adopted the strategy of resveratrol (Res) pretreatment of BMSCs (Res-BMSCs) and applied it to a rat model of sodium taurocholate (NaT)-induced acute pancreatitis. METHODS SAP was induced by injection of 3% NaT into the pancreatic duct and successful induction of SAP occurred after 12 h. Rats were treated with BMSCs, Res or BMSCs primed with Res at 40 mmol/L, Vandetanib (ZD6474) daily oral dosages of 50 mg/kg vandetanib. RESULTS Res stimulated BMSCs to secrete vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), activated the downstream phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) signaling pathway, and inhibited pancreatic cell apoptosis. In addition, conditioned medium (CM) from Res-BMSCs enhanced the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in vitro, increased resistance to apoptosis and promoted the expression of angiogenesis-related proteins CD31, VEGF and VEGFR2 in pancreatic tissue, but Vandetanib partly abolished these effects by blocking the VEGFA- mediated pathway. CONCLUSION Resveratrol-preprocessed BMSCs can activate the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in pancreatic cells and HUVECs through paracrine release of VEGFA; thus, achieving the therapeutic effect of resisting apoptosis of pancreatic cells and promoting regeneration of damaged blood vessels. Res pretreatment may be a new strategy to improve the therapeutic effect of BMSCs on SAP.
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- Dalu Liu
- Shanghai Clinical Medical College of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China; Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- The Affiliated Changzhou NO. 2 People's Hospital of Najing Medical University, Changzhou 213000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Shanghai Clinical Medical College of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China; Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China.
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Mathen P, Rowe L, Mackey M, Smart D, Tofilon P, Camphausen K. Radiosensitizers in the temozolomide era for newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Neurooncol Pract 2019; 7:268-276. [PMID: 32537176 DOI: 10.1093/nop/npz057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is a challenging diagnosis with almost universally poor prognosis. Though the survival advantage of postoperative radiation (RT) is well established, around 90% of patients will fail in the RT field. The high likelihood of local failure suggests the efficacy of RT needs to be improved to improve clinical outcomes. Radiosensitizers are an established method of enhancing RT cell killing through the addition of a pharmaceutical agent. Though the majority of trials using radiosensitizers have historically been unsuccessful, there continues to be interest with a variety of approaches having been employed. Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, histone deacetylase inhibitors, antiangiogenic agents, and a number of other molecularly targeted agents have all been investigated as potential methods of radiosensitization in the temozolomide era. Outcomes have varied both in terms of toxicity and survival, but some agents such as valproic acid and bortezomib have demonstrated promising results. However, reporting of results in phase 2 trials in newly diagnosed GBM have been inconsistent, with no standard in reporting progression-free survival and toxicity. There is a pressing need for investigation of new agents; however, nearly all phase 3 trials of GBM patients of the past 25 years have demonstrated no improvement in outcomes. One proposed explanation for this is the selection of agents lacking sufficient preclinical data and/or based on poorly designed phase 2 trials. Radiosensitization may represent a viable strategy for improving GBM outcomes in newly diagnosed patients, and further investigation using agents with promising phase 2 data is warranted.
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- Peter Mathen
- Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Trejo-Solís C, Serrano-Garcia N, Escamilla-Ramírez Á, Castillo-Rodríguez RA, Jimenez-Farfan D, Palencia G, Calvillo M, Alvarez-Lemus MA, Flores-Nájera A, Cruz-Salgado A, Sotelo J. Autophagic and Apoptotic Pathways as Targets for Chemotherapy in Glioblastoma. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19123773. [PMID: 30486451 PMCID: PMC6320836 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19123773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma multiforme is the most malignant and aggressive type of brain tumor, with a mean life expectancy of less than 15 months. This is due in part to the high resistance to apoptosis and moderate resistant to autophagic cell death in glioblastoma cells, and to the poor therapeutic response to conventional therapies. Autophagic cell death represents an alternative mechanism to overcome the resistance of glioblastoma to pro-apoptosis-related therapies. Nevertheless, apoptosis induction plays a major conceptual role in several experimental studies to develop novel therapies against brain tumors. In this review, we outline the different components of the apoptotic and autophagic pathways and explore the mechanisms of resistance to these cell death pathways in glioblastoma cells. Finally, we discuss drugs with clinical and preclinical use that interfere with the mechanisms of survival, proliferation, angiogenesis, migration, invasion, and cell death of malignant cells, favoring the induction of apoptosis and autophagy, or the inhibition of the latter leading to cell death, as well as their therapeutic potential in glioma, and examine new perspectives in this promising research field.
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- Cristina Trejo-Solís
- Departamento de Neuroinmunología, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", C.P. 14269 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Neuroinmunología, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", C.P. 14269 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Neuroinmunología, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", C.P. 14269 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Oaxaca, Secretaria de Salud, C.P. 71256 Oaxaca, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Neuroinmunología, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", C.P. 14269 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Neuroinmunología, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", C.P. 14269 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- División Académica de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, C.P. 86040 Tabasco, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Cirugía Experimental, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Secretaria de Salud, 14000 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Neuroinmunología, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", C.P. 14269 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Neuroinmunología, Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular, Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas del Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", C.P. 14269 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Bell C, Dowson N, Fay M, Thomas P, Puttick S, Gal Y, Rose S. Hypoxia imaging in gliomas with 18F-fluoromisonidazole PET: toward clinical translation. Semin Nucl Med 2015; 45:136-50. [PMID: 25704386 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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There is significant interest in the development of improved image-guided therapy for neuro-oncology applications. Glioblastomas (GBM) in particular present a considerable challenge because of their pervasive nature, propensity for recurrence, and resistance to conventional therapies. MRI is routinely used as a guide for planning treatment strategies. However, this imaging modality is not able to provide images that clearly delineate tumor boundaries and affords only indirect information about key tumor pathophysiology. With the emergence of PET imaging with new oncology radiotracers, mapping of tumor infiltration and other important molecular events such as hypoxia is now feasible within the clinical setting. In particular, the importance of imaging hypoxia levels within the tumoral microenvironment is gathering interest, as hypoxia is known to play a central role in glioma pathogenesis and resistance to treatment. One of the hypoxia radiotracers known for its clinical utility is (18)F-fluoromisodazole ((18)F-FMISO). In this review, we highlight the typical causes of treatment failure in gliomas that may be linked to hypoxia and outline current methods for the detection of hypoxia. We also provide an overview of the growing body of studies focusing on the clinical translation of (18)F-FMISO PET imaging, strengthening the argument for the use of (18)F-FMISO hypoxia imaging to help optimize and guide treatment strategies for patients with glioblastoma.
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- Christopher Bell
- CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship, CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, Queensland, Australia; CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, Queensland, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship, CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, Queensland, Australia; CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Specialised PET Services Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Medical Diagnostic Technologies in Queensland, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship, CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, Queensland, Australia; CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, Queensland, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Bell C, Dowson N, Puttick S, Gal Y, Thomas P, Fay M, Smith J, Rose S. Increasing feasibility and utility of (18)F-FDOPA PET for the management of glioma. Nucl Med Biol 2015; 42:788-95. [PMID: 26162582 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Despite radical treatment therapies, glioma continues to carry with it a uniformly poor prognosis. Patients diagnosed with WHO Grade IV glioma (glioblastomas; GBM) generally succumb within two years, even those with WHO Grade III anaplastic gliomas and WHO Grade II gliomas carry prognoses of 2-5 and 2 years, respectively. PET imaging with (18)F-FDOPA allows in vivo assessment of the metabolism of glioma relative to surrounding tissues. The high sensitivity of (18)F-DOPA imaging grants utility for a number of clinical applications. METHODS A collection of published work about (18)F-FDOPA PET was made and a critical review was discussed and written. RESULTS A number of research papers have been published demonstrating that in conjunction with MRI, (18)F-FDOPA PET provides greater sensitivity and specificity than these modalities in detection, grading, prognosis and validation of treatment success in both primary and recurrent gliomas. In further comparisons with (11)C-MET, (18)F-FLT, (18)F-FET and MRI, (18)F-FDOPA has shown similar or better efficacy. Recently synthesis cassettes have become available, making (18)F-FDOPA more accessible. CONCLUSIONS According to the available data, (18)F-FDOPA PET is a viable radiotracer for imaging and treatment planning of gliomas. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE AND IMPLICATION FOR PATIENT CARE (18)F-FDOPA PET appears to be a viable radiopharmaceutical for the diagnosis and treatment planning of gliomas cases, improving on that of MRI and (18)F-FDG PET.
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- Christopher Bell
- CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship, CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston QLD 4029, Australia; The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia
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- CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship, CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston QLD 4029, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Medical Diagnostic Technologies in Queensland, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston QLD 4029, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia; Genesis Cancer Care, Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, 36 Pacific Highway, Gateshead NSW 2290, Australia; Specialised PET Services Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston QLD 4029, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, St. Lucia QLD 4072, Australia; Specialised PET Services Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston QLD 4029, Australia
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- CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship, CSIRO Computational Informatics, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston QLD 4029, Australia.
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Lee EQ, Kaley TJ, Duda DG, Schiff D, Lassman AB, Wong ET, Mikkelsen T, Purow BW, Muzikansky A, Ancukiewicz M, Huse JT, Ramkissoon S, Drappatz J, Norden AD, Beroukhim R, Weiss SE, Alexander BM, McCluskey CS, Gerard M, Smith KH, Jain RK, Batchelor TT, Ligon KL, Wen PY. A Multicenter, Phase II, Randomized, Noncomparative Clinical Trial of Radiation and Temozolomide with or without Vandetanib in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients. Clin Cancer Res 2015; 21:3610-8. [PMID: 25910950 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-3220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE Vandetanib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of KDR (VEGFR2), EGFR, and RET, may enhance sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiation. We conducted a randomized, noncomparative, phase II study of radiation (RT) and temozolomide with or without vandetanib in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We planned to randomize a total of 114 newly diagnosed GBM patients in a ratio of 2:1 to standard RT and temozolomide with (76 patients) or without (38 patients) vandetanib 100 mg daily. Patients with age ≥ 18 years, Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 60, and not on enzyme-inducing antiepileptics were eligible. Primary endpoint was median overall survival (OS) from the date of randomization. Secondary endpoints included median progression-free survival (PFS), 12-month PFS, and safety. Correlative studies included pharmacokinetics as well as tissue and serum biomarker analysis. RESULTS The study was terminated early for futility based on the results of an interim analysis. We enrolled 106 patients (36 in the RT/temozolomide arm and 70 in the vandetanib/RT/temozolomide arm). Median OS was 15.9 months [95% confidence interval (CI), 11.0-22.5 months] in the RT/temozolomide arm and 16.6 months (95% CI, 14.9-20.1 months) in the vandetanib/RT/temozolomide (log-rank P = 0.75). CONCLUSIONS The addition of vandetanib at a dose of 100 mg daily to standard chemoradiation in patients with newly diagnosed GBM or gliosarcoma was associated with potential pharmacodynamic biomarker changes and was reasonably well tolerated. However, the regimen did not significantly prolong OS compared with the parallel control arm, leading to early termination of the study.
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- Eudocia Q Lee
- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cancer Centers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Gaumann AKA, Kiefer F, Alfer J, Lang SA, Geissler EK, Breier G. Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Are they real tumor killers? Int J Cancer 2015; 138:540-54. [PMID: 25716346 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Inhibiting tumor growth by targeting the tumor vasculature was first proposed by Judah Folkman almost 40 years ago. Since then, different approaches and numerous drugs and agents have been developed to achieve this goal, either with the aim of inhibiting tumor neoangiogenesis or normalizing the tumor vasculature. Among the most promising therapeutic targets are receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), some of which are predominantly expressed on tumor endothelial cells, although they are sometimes also present on tumor cells. The majority of RTK inhibitors investigated over the past two decades competes with ATP at the active site of the kinase and therefore block the phosphorylation of intracellular targets. Some of these drugs have been approved for therapy, whereas others are still in clinical trials. Here, we discuss the scientific basis, current status, problems and future prospects of RTK inhibition in anti-tumor therapy.
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- Andreas K A Gaumann
- Institute of Pathology Kaufbeuren-Ravensburg, Kaufbeuren, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University of Regensburg, Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
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- Mammalian Cell Signaling Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology Kaufbeuren-Ravensburg, Kaufbeuren, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Rinne ML, Lee EQ, Nayak L, Norden AD, Beroukhim R, Wen PY, Reardon DA. Update on bevacizumab and other angiogenesis inhibitors for brain cancer. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2013; 18:137-53. [PMID: 23668489 DOI: 10.1517/14728214.2013.794784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Primary and metastatic brain tumors remain a major challenge. The most common primary adult malignant brain tumor, glioblastoma (GBM), confers a dismal prognosis as does the development of CNS metastases for most systemic malignancies. Anti-angiogenic therapy has been a major clinical research focus in neuro-oncology over the past 5 years. AREAS COVERED Culmination of this work includes US FDA accelerated approval of bevacizumab for recurrent GBM and the completion of two placebo-controlled Phase III studies of bevacizumab for newly diagnosed GBM. A multitude of anti-angiogenics are in evaluation for neuro-oncology patients but none has thus far surpassed the therapeutic benefit of bevacizumab. EXPERT OPINION These agents demonstrate adequate safety and the majority of GBM patients derive benefit. Furthermore, their anti-permeability effect can substantially decrease tumor-associated edema leading to stable or improved neurologic function and quality of life. In particular, anti-angiogenics significantly prolong progression-free survival - a noteworthy achievement in the context of infiltrative and destructive brain tumors like GBM; however, in a manner analogous to other cancers, their impact on overall survival for GBM patients is modest at best. Despite substantial clinical research efforts, many fundamental questions regarding anti-angiogenic agents in brain tumor patients remain unanswered.
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- Mikael L Rinne
- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Center for Neuro-Oncology, Boston, MA, USA
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Kreisl TN, McNeill KA, Sul J, Iwamoto FM, Shih J, Fine HA. A phase I/II trial of vandetanib for patients with recurrent malignant glioma. Neuro Oncol 2012; 14:1519-26. [PMID: 23099652 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Vandetanib is a once-daily multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2, epidermal growth factor receptor, and the rearranged-during-transfection oncogene. A phase I trial was conducted to describe the pharmacokinetics of vandetanib in patients with recurrent glioma on enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs (EIAEDs) and to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in this population. A phase II trial evaluated the efficacy of vandetanib in patients with recurrent malignant glioma not on EIAEDs as measured by 6-month progression-free survival (PFS6). In the phase I trial, 15 patients were treated with vandetanib at doses of 300, 400, and 500 mg/day, in a standard dose-escalation design. The MTD in patients on EIAEDs was 400 mg/day, and steady-state levels were similar to those measured in patients not on EIAEDs. Dose-limiting toxicities were prolonged QTc and thromboembolism. Thirty-two patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and 32 patients with recurrent anaplastic gliomas (AGs) were treated in the phase II trial, at a dosage of 300 mg/day on 28-day cycles. Six patients (4 GBM, 2 AG) had radiographic response. PFS6 was 6.5% in the GBM arm and 7.0% in the AG arm. Median overall survival was 6.3 months in the GBM arm and 7.6 months in the AG arm. Seizures were an unexpected toxicity of therapy. Vandetanib did not have significant activity in unselected patients with recurrent malignant glioma.
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- Teri N Kreisl
- Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Langenkamp E, Zwiers PJ, Moorlag HE, Leenders WP, St Croix B, Molema G. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 inhibition in-vivo affects tumor vasculature in a tumor type-dependent way and downregulates vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 protein without a prominent role for miR-296. Anticancer Drugs 2012; 23:161-72. [PMID: 22075979 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0b013e32834dc279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The precise molecular effects that antiangiogenic drugs exert on tumor vasculature remain to be poorly understood. We therefore set out to investigate the molecular and architectural changes that occur in the vasculature of two different tumor types that both respond to vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) inhibitor therapy. Mice bearing Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) or B16.F10 melanoma were treated with vandetanib (ZD6474), a VEGFR2/epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/REarranged during Transfection (RET) kinase inhibitor, resulting in a significant 80% reduction in tumor outgrowth. Although in LLC the vascular density was not affected by vandetanib treatment, it was significantly decreased in B16.F10. In LLC, vandetanib treatment induced a shift in vascular gene expression toward stabilization, as demonstrated by upregulation of Tie2 and N-cadherin and downregulation of Ang2 and integrin β3. In contrast, only eNOS and P-selectin responded to vandetanib treatment in B16.F10 vasculature. Strikingly, vandetanib reduced protein expression of VEGFR2 in both models, whereas mRNA remained unaffected. Analysis of miR-296 expression allowed us to exclude a role for the recently proposed microRNA-296 in VEGFR2 posttranslational control in LLC and B16.F10 in vivo. Our data demonstrate that VEGFR2/EGFR inhibition through vandetanib slows down both LLC and B16.F10 tumor growth. Yet, the underlying molecular changes in the vasculature that orchestrate the antitumor effect differ between tumor types. Importantly, in both models, vandetanib treatment induced loss of its pharmacological target, which was not directly related to miR-296 expression. Validation of our observations in tumor biopsies from VEGFR2 inhibitor-treated patients will be essential to unravel the effects of VEGFR2 inhibitor therapy on tumor vasculature in relation to therapeutic efficacy.
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- Elise Langenkamp
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Minocha M, Khurana V, Qin B, Pal D, Mitra AK. Co-administration strategy to enhance brain accumulation of vandetanib by modulating P-glycoprotein (P-gp/Abcb1) and breast cancer resistance protein (Bcrp1/Abcg2) mediated efflux with m-TOR inhibitors. Int J Pharm 2012; 434:306-14. [PMID: 22633931 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2012] [Revised: 05/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The objectives of this study were (i) to characterize the interaction of vandetanib with P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and breast cancer resistance protein (Bcrp1) in vitro and in vivo (ii) to study the modulation of P-gp and BCRP mediated efflux of vandetanib with specific transport inhibitors and m-TOR inhibitors, everolimus and temsirolimus. Cellular accumulation and bi-directional transport studies in MDCKII cell monolayers were conducted to delineate the role of efflux transporters on disposition of vandetanib. Brain distribution studies were conducted in male FVB wild-type mice with vandetanib administered intravenously either alone or in the presence of specific inhibitors and m-TOR inhibitors. In vitro studies suggested that vandetanib is a high affinity substrate of Bcrp1 but is not transported by P-gp. Interestingly, in vivo brain distribution studies in FVB wild type mice indicated that vandetanib penetration into the brain is restricted by both Bcrp1 and P-gp mediated active efflux at the blood brain barrier (BBB). Co-administration of elacridar, a dual P-gp/BCRP inhibitor increased the brain to plasma concentration ratio of vandetanib upto 5 fold. Of the two m-TOR pathway inhibitors examined; everolimus showed potent effect on modulating vandetanib brain penetration whereas no significant affect on vandetanib brain uptake was observed following temsirolimus co-administration. This finding could be clinically relevant as everolimus can provide synergistic pharmacological effect in addition to primary role of vandetanib efflux modulation at BBB for the treatment of brain tumors.
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- Mukul Minocha
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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Marino AM, Sofiadis A, Baryawno N, Johnsen JI, Larsson C, Vukojević V, Ekström TJ. Enhanced effects by 4-phenylbutyrate in combination with RTK inhibitors on proliferation in brain tumor cell models. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 411:208-12. [PMID: 21726539 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.06.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We have investigated in vitro effects of anticancer therapy with the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PB) combined with receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKi) gefitinib or vandetanib on the survival of glioblastoma (U343MGa) and medulloblastoma (D324Med) cells. In comparison with individual effects of these drugs, combined treatment with gefitinib/4-PB or vandetanib/4-PB resulted in enhanced cell killing and reduced clonogenic survival in both cell lines. Our results suggest that combined treatment using HDACi and RTKi may beneficially affect the outcome of cancer therapy.
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- Ana-Maria Marino
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Valable S, Petit E, Roussel S, Marteau L, Toutain J, Divoux D, Sobrio F, Delamare J, Barré L, Bernaudin M. Complementary information from magnetic resonance imaging and (18)F-fluoromisonidazole positron emission tomography in the assessment of the response to an antiangiogenic treatment in a rat brain tumor model. Nucl Med Biol 2011; 38:781-93. [PMID: 21843775 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2011.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION No direct proof has been brought to light in a link between hypoxic changes in glioma models and the effects of antiangiogenic treatments. Here, we assessed the sensitivity of the detection of hypoxia through the use of (18)F-fluoromisonidazole positron emission tomography ([(18)F]-FMISO PET) in response to the evolution of the tumor and its vasculature. METHODS Orthotopic glioma tumors were induced in rats after implantation of C6 or 9L cells. Sunitinib was administered from day (D) 17 to D24. At D17 and D24, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging was performed to characterize tumor growth and vasculature. Hypoxia was assessed by [(18)F]-FMISO PET. RESULTS We showed that brain hypoxic volumes are related to glioma volume and its vasculature and that an antiangiogenic treatment, leading to an increase in cerebral blood volume and a decrease in vessel permeability, is accompanied by a decrease in the degree of hypoxia. CONCLUSIONS We propose that [(18)F]-FMISO PET and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging are pertinent complementary tools in the evaluation of the effects of an antiangiogenic treatment in glioma.
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- Samuel Valable
- CERVOxy group, UMR 6232 CI-NAPS. CNRS, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Université Paris-Descartes, CEA. GIP CYCERON, Bd Henri Becquerel, BP5229, 14074 CAEN cedex, France.
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Arko L, Katsyv I, Park GE, Luan WP, Park JK. Experimental approaches for the treatment of malignant gliomas. Pharmacol Ther 2010; 128:1-36. [PMID: 20546782 PMCID: PMC2939300 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Malignant gliomas, which include glioblastomas and anaplastic astrocytomas, are the most common primary tumors of the brain. Over the past 30 years, the standard treatment for these tumors has evolved to include maximal safe surgical resection, radiation therapy and temozolomide chemotherapy. While the median survival of patients with glioblastomas has improved from 6 months to 14.6 months, these tumors continue to be lethal for the vast majority of patients. There has, however, been recent substantial progress in our mechanistic understanding of tumor development and growth. The translation of these genetic, epigenetic and biochemical findings into therapies that have been tested in clinical trials is the subject of this review.
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- Leopold Arko
- Surgical and Molecular Neuro-oncology Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Drappatz J, Norden AD, Wong ET, Doherty LM, Lafrankie DC, Ciampa A, Kesari S, Sceppa C, Gerard M, Phan P, Schiff D, Batchelor TT, Ligon KL, Young G, Muzikansky A, Weiss SE, Wen PY. Phase I study of vandetanib with radiotherapy and temozolomide for newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010; 78:85-90. [PMID: 20137866 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Revised: 07/16/2009] [Accepted: 07/22/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Increasing evidence has suggested that angiogenesis inhibition might potentiate the effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with glioblastoma (GBM). In addition, epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition might be of therapeutic benefit, because the epidermal growth factor receptor is upregulated in GBM and contributes to radiation resistance. We conducted a Phase I study of vandetanib, an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 and epidermal growth factor receptor, in patients with newly diagnosed GBM combined with RT and temozolomide (TMZ). METHODS AND MATERIALS A total of 13 GBM patients were treated with vandetanib, radiotherapy, and concurrent and adjuvant TMZ, using a standard "3 + 3" dose escalation. The maximal tolerated dose was defined as the dose with <1 of 6 dose-limiting toxicities during the first 12 weeks of therapy. The eligible patients were adults with newly diagnosed GBM, Karnofsky performance status of >or=60, normal organ function, who were not taking enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs. RESULTS Of the 13 patients, 6 were treated with vandetanib at a dose of 200mg daily. Of the 6 patients, 3 developed dose-limiting toxicities within the first 12 weeks, including gastrointestinal hemorrhage and thrombocytopenia in 1 patient, neutropenia in 1 patient, and diverticulitis with gastrointestinal perforation in 1 patient. The other 7 patients were treated with 100 mg daily, with no dose-limiting toxicities observed, establishing this dose as the maximal tolerated dose combined with TMZ and RT. CONCLUSION Vandetanib can be safely combined with RT and TMZ in GBM patients. A Phase II study in which patients are randomized to vandetanib 100 mg daily with RT and TMZ or RT and TMZ alone is underway.
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- Jan Drappatz
- Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Grzmil M, Hemmings BA. Deregulated signalling networks in human brain tumours. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2009; 1804:476-83. [PMID: 19879382 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2009.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2009] [Revised: 10/13/2009] [Accepted: 10/21/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Despite the variety of modern therapies against human brain cancer, in its most aggressive form of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) it is a still deadly disease with a median survival of approximately 1 year. Over the past 2 decades, molecular profiling of low- and high-grade malignant brain tumours has led to the identification and molecular characterisation of mechanisms leading to brain cancer development, maintenance and progression. Genetic alterations occurring during gliomagenesis lead to uncontrolled tumour growth stimulated by deregulated signal transduction pathways. The characterisation of hyperactivated signalling pathways has identified many potential molecular targets for therapeutic interference in human gliomas. Overexpressed or mutated and constitutively active kinases are attractive targets for low-molecular-weight inhibitors. Although the first attempts with mono-therapy using a single targeted kinase inhibitor were not satisfactory, recent studies based on the simultaneous targeting of several core hyperactivated pathways show great promise for the development of novel therapeutic approaches. This review focuses on genetic alterations leading to the activation of key deregulated pathways in human gliomas.
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- Michal Grzmil
- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
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Seshadri M, Ciesielski MJ. MRI-based characterization of vascular disruption by 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-acetic acid in gliomas. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2009; 29:1373-82. [PMID: 19458603 PMCID: PMC2902992 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2009.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The well-vascularized nature of gliomas has generated a lot of interest in antiangiogenic therapies. However, the potential of vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) against gliomas has not been investigated extensively. In this study, we examined the in vivo efficacy of the tumor-VDA 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA) against gliomas. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion-weighted MRI were used to characterize the vascular and cellular responses of GL261 and U87 gliomas to DMXAA treatment. Therapeutic efficacy was assessed by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Before VDA treatment, minimal enhancement was detected within the tumor in both models. Longitudinal relaxation rate (R1=1/T1) maps acquired 24 h after treatment showed marked extravasation and accumulation of the contrast agent in the tumor indicative of treatment-induced vascular disruption. Normalized change in relaxation rate (DeltaR1) values of the tumor showed a significant increase (P<0.01 GL261; P<0.05 U87) after therapy compared with baseline estimates. Mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were significantly increased (P=0.015) 72 h after therapy in GL261 but not in U87 gliomas. Vascular disrupting agent therapy resulted in a significant (P<0.01) increase in median survival in both models evaluated. The results highlight the potential of VDAs against gliomas and the utility of MRI in the assessment of glioma response to VDA therapy.
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- Mukund Seshadri
- Department of Cancer Biology 164, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
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Miletic H, Niclou SP, Johansson M, Bjerkvig R. Anti-VEGF therapies for malignant glioma: treatment effects and escape mechanisms. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2009; 13:455-68. [DOI: 10.1517/14728220902806444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kieran MW, Supko JG, Wallace D, Fruscio R, Poussaint TY, Phillips P, Pollack I, Packer R, Boyett JM, Blaney S, Prados M, Geyer R, Friedman H, Goldman S, Kun LE, MacDonald T. Phase I study of SU5416, a small molecule inhibitor of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) in refractory pediatric central nervous system tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009; 52:169-76. [PMID: 19065567 PMCID: PMC2775441 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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SU5416 is a novel small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor of the VEGF receptors 1 and 2. A phase I dose escalation study stratified by concurrent use (stratum II) or absence (stratum I) of enzyme-inducing anticonvulsant drugs was undertaken to estimate the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) and to describe the toxicity profile of SU5416 in pediatric patients with refractory brain tumors. Dose escalations were conducted independently for stratum I starting at 110 mg/m(2) while stratum II started at 48 mg/m(2). Thirty-three eligible patients were treated on stratum I (n = 23) and stratum II (n = 10). Tumor types included 23 glial tumors, 4 neural tumors, 4 ependymomas, and 2 choroid plexus carcinomas. The MTD in stratum I was initially estimated to be 110 mg/m(2). The protocol was amended to determine the MTD after excluding transient AST elevation. Re-estimation of the MTD began at the 145 mg/m(2) dose level but due to development of SU5416 being stopped by the sponsor, the trial was closed before completion. The most serious drug-related toxicities were grade 3 liver enzyme abnormalities, arthralgia, and hallucinations. The plasma pharmacokinetics of SU5416 was not significantly affected by the concurrent administration of enzyme-inducing anticonvulsant drugs. Mean values of the total body clearance, apparent volume of distribution, and terminal phase half-life of SU5416 for the 19 patients in stratum I were 26.1 +/- 12.5 l/hr/m(2), 41.9 +/- 21.4 l/m(2), and 1.11 +/- 0.41 hr, respectively. The plasma pharmacokinetics of SU5416 in children was similar to previously reported findings in adult cancer patients. Prolonged disease stabilization was observed in 4 of 16 stratum I patients.
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- Mark W. Kieran
- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA,To whom requests for reprints should be addressed: Mark W. Kieran, M.D., Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Room SW331, Boston, MA 02115. Phone (617) 632-4386, Fax (617) 632-4897,
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Operations and Biostatistics Center, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Operations and Biostatistics Center, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital. & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C, USA
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Mrugala MM, Chamberlain MC. Mechanisms of disease: temozolomide and glioblastoma--look to the future. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 5:476-86. [PMID: 18542116 DOI: 10.1038/ncponc1155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Accepted: 11/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Glioblastoma is both the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor. Until recently, the standard of care involved maximal safe surgical resection followed by radiation therapy with or without nitrosourea-based chemotherapy. In 2005, the results of a large clinical trial examining the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in management of newly diagnosed glioblastoma were published. This study created a new standard of adjuvant treatment, using concurrent and sequential temozolomide in the initial therapy of glioblastoma. A companion tumor biology study identified the prognostic role of O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) status in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Several preliminary studies have been initiated to address the issue of resistance and suppression of MGMT activity, and have used alternative temozolomide dosing schedules and O(6)-guanine mimetic agents as substrates for MGMT. In addition, recent studies have attempted to define mechanisms responsible for the apparent synergy between temozolomide and radiotherapy. Lastly, an increased understanding of the molecular biology of glioblastoma has provided new leads for the adjuvant treatment of this disease. This Review summarizes new developments in treatment of glioblastoma and speculates on possible future treatment strategies for managing this aggressive cancer.
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- Maciej M Mrugala
- Department of Neurology, University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98106, USA
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Sandström M, Johansson M, Bergström P, Bergenheim AT, Henriksson R. Effects of the VEGFR inhibitor ZD6474 in combination with radiotherapy and temozolomide in an orthotopic glioma model. J Neurooncol 2008; 88:1-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9527-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gerstner ER, Duda DG, Tomaso ED, Sorensen G, Jain RK, Batchelor TT. Antiangiogenic agents for the treatment of glioblastoma. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2007; 16:1895-908. [DOI: 10.1517/13543784.16.12.1895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Omuro AMP, Faivre S, Raymond E. Lessons learned in the development of targeted therapy for malignant gliomas. Mol Cancer Ther 2007; 6:1909-19. [PMID: 17620423 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-07-0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The prognosis of patients with glioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, and anaplastic oligodendroglioma remains poor despite standard treatment with radiotherapy and temozolomide. Molecular targeted therapy holds the promise of providing new, more effective treatment options with minimal toxicity. However, the development of targeted therapy for gliomas has been particularly challenging. The oncogenetic process in such tumors is driven by several signaling pathways that are differentially activated or silenced with both parallel and converging complex interactions. Therefore, it has been difficult to identify prevalent targets that act as key promoters of oncogenesis and that can be successfully addressed by novel agents. Several drugs have been tested, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (gefitinib and erlotinib), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors (temsirolimus and everolimus), and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), protein kinase C-beta, and other angiogenesis pathways inhibitors (vatalanib, bevacizumab, and enzastaurin). Although preliminary efficacy results of most trials in recurrent disease have fallen short on expectations, substantial advances have been achieved by associated translational research. In this article, we seek to recapitulate the lessons learned in the development of targeted therapy for gliomas, including challenges and pitfalls in the interpretation of preclinical data, specific issues in glioma trial design, insights provided by translational research, changes in paradigms, and future perspectives.
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- Antonio M P Omuro
- Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere-Federation de Neurologie Mazarin 47, Bd de l'Hopital, 75661 Paris Cedex 13, France.
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Stuhr LEB, Raa A, Oyan AM, Kalland KH, Sakariassen PO, Petersen K, Bjerkvig R, Reed RK. Hyperoxia retards growth and induces apoptosis, changes in vascular density and gene expression in transplanted gliomas in nude rats. J Neurooncol 2007; 85:191-202. [PMID: 17557137 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-007-9407-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2007] [Accepted: 05/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This study describes the biological effects of hyperoxic treatment on BT4C rat glioma xenografts in vivo with special reference to tumor growth, angiogenesis, apoptosis, general morphology and gene expression parameters. One group of tumor bearing animals was exposed to normobaric hyperoxia (1 bar, pO(2) = 1.0) and another group was exposed to hyperbaric hyperoxia (2 bar, pO(2) = 2.0), whereas animals housed under normal atmosphere (1 bar, pO(2) = 0.2) served as controls. All treatments were performed at day 1, 4 and 7 for 90 min. Treatment effects were determined by assessment of tumor growth, vascular morphology (immunostaining for von Willebrand factor), apoptosis by TUNEL staining and cell proliferation by Ki67 staining. Moreover, gene expression profiles were obtained and verified by real time quantitative PCR. Hyperoxic treatment caused a approximately 60% reduction in tumor growth compared to the control group after 9 days (p < 0.01). Light microscopy showed that the tumors exposed to hyperoxia contained large "empty spaces" within the tumor mass. Moreover, hyperoxia induced a significant increase in the fraction of apoptotic cells ( approximately 21%), with no significant change in cell proliferation. After 2 bar treatment, the mean vascular density was reduced in the central parts of the tumors compared to the control and 1 bar group. The vessel diameters were significantly reduced (11-24%) in both parts of the tumor tissue. Evidence of induced cell death and reduced angiogenesis was reflected by gene expression analyses.Increased pO(2)-levels in experimental gliomas, using normobaric and moderate hyperbaric oxygen therapy, caused a significant reduction in tumor growth. This process is characterized by enhanced cell death, reduced vascular density and changes in gene expression corresponding to these effects.
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Nakamura JL. The epidermal growth factor receptor in malignant gliomas: pathogenesis and therapeutic implications. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2007; 11:463-72. [PMID: 17373877 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.11.4.463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Activated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has emerged as an important therapeutic target for a variety of solid tumors, particularly malignant gliomas. Mutation or amplification of EGFR is commonly observed in malignant gliomas and these modifications are associated with increased cell proliferation and radiation resistance. Small-molecule kinase inhibitors targeting the intracellular kinase domain of the EGFR and monoclonal antibodies against the extracellular domain of the EGFR have demonstrated in vitro efficacy and have spawned clinical trials incorporating EGFR inhibition into the management of malignant gliomas, for example, combining EGFR inhibitors with radiation therapy. This early clinical experience indicates that EGFR inhibitors are well tolerated; however, it remains unclear how best to integrate EGFR inhibition into the management of malignant gliomas. As signaling pathways become better defined, patients may be treated with EGFR inhibitors based on the molecular features of their tumors and treatment efficacy may be improved by combining EGFR inhibition with other small kinase inhibitors and radiation therapy.
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- Jean L Nakamura
- University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, 1600 Divisadero Street, Suite H1031, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Kiselyov A, Balakin KV, Tkachenko SE. VEGF/VEGFR signalling as a target for inhibiting angiogenesis. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2007; 16:83-107. [PMID: 17155856 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.16.1.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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VEGFs and a respective family of tyrosine kinases receptors (VEGFRs) are key proteins modulating angiogenesis, the formation of new vasculature from an existing vascular network. There has been considerable evidence in vivo, including clinical observations, that abnormal angiogenesis is implicated in a number of disease conditions, which include rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation, cancer, psoriasis, degenerative eye conditions and others. Antiangiogenic therapies based on inhibition of VEGF/VEGFR signalling were reported to be powerful clinical strategies in oncology and ophthalmology. Current efforts have yielded promising clinical data for several antiangiogenic therapeutics. In this review, the authors elucidate key aspects of VEGFR signalling, as well as clinically relevant strategies for the inhibition of VEGF-induced angiogenesis, with an emphasis on small-molecule VEGFR inhibitors.
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- Alex Kiselyov
- ChemDiv, Inc., 11558 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 5, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Hammarsten P, Halin S, Wikstöm P, Henriksson R, Rudolfsson SH, Bergh A. Inhibitory Effects of Castration in an Orthotopic Model of Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Can Be Mimicked and Enhanced by Angiogenesis Inhibition. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 12:7431-6. [PMID: 17189416 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-1895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Today, the most important treatment of advanced prostate cancer is castration; unfortunately, however, the long-term effect of this therapy is insufficient. Recent studies suggest that castration-induced prostate involution could be caused by primary effects in the prostate vasculature; therefore, we examined if antivascular treatments could mimic the effects of castration. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Androgen-independent AT-1 prostate cancer cells were grown inside the ventral prostate in adult rats. Tumor-bearing animals were treated with an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling, N-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-6-methoxy-7-[(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)methoxy]quinazolin-4-amine (ZD6474, AstraZeneca, Södertälje, Sweden), and short-term effects (after 3 days) were compared with those induced by castration. RESULTS Castration caused decreased vascular density in the normal tissue surrounding the tumor and consequently increased tumor hypoxia and apoptosis, and moderately decreased tumor growth. ZD6474 treatment resulted in decreased tumor vascular density accompanied by increased tumor hypoxia, apoptosis, and decreased tumor growth, suggesting that castration and antiangiogenic therapy work through similar mechanisms. Interestingly, castration or ZD6474 alone worked by reducing vascular density in the surrounding normal tissue and ZD6474 also in the tumor. Combined treatment with castration + ZD6474 was more effective than castration and ZD6474 alone in inducing tumor hypoxia, apoptosis, necrosis, and decreasing tumor vascular density. CONCLUSION These findings show that a drug that targets the vasculature in the tumor and in the surrounding ventral prostate lobe could mimic and even enhance the effects of castration. Our present findings thus suggest that castration + ZD6474 could be a particularly effective way to treat prostate tumors.
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- Peter Hammarsten
- Department of Medical Biosciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Arao T, Yanagihara K, Takigahira M, Takeda M, Koizumi F, Shiratori Y, Nishio K. ZD6474 inhibits tumor growth and intraperitoneal dissemination in a highly metastatic orthotopic gastric cancer model. Int J Cancer 2006; 118:483-9. [PMID: 16052530 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Angiogenesis inhibitors have been used to treat some cancers, but the therapeutic potential of these agents for gastric cancer has remained unclear. To investigate their therapeutic potential, we examined the effect of ZD6474, an agent that selectively targets vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2; KDR) tyrosine kinase and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase, in a highly metastatic orthotopic model using an undifferentiated gastric cancer cell line, 58As1. ZD6474 (100 mg/kg/day, p.o., 2 weeks) significantly inhibited tumor growth (p < 0.05 vs. control) and reduced tumor dissemination into the peritoneal cavity (p < 0.05 vs. control). In addition, to identify putative tumor biomarkers that would reflect the effects of ZD6474 treatment in clinical settings, we examined the gene expression profiles of implanted gastric tumors treated with ZD6474 in vivo. Twenty-eight candidate genes were identified, including IGFBP-3, ADM, ANGPTL4, PLOD2, DSIPI, NDRG1, ENO2, HIG2 and BNIP3L, which are known to be hypoxia-inducible genes. These genes and gene products may be useful biomarkers for monitoring the effects of ZD6474 treatment. ZD6474 also improved the survival of mice with implanted another undifferentiated gastric cancer cell line, 44As3. In conclusion, our results suggest that ZD6474 may have clinical activity against gastric cancer, particularly undifferentiated gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination. We also identified putative biomarkers for monitoring the pharmacodynamic effects of ZD6474 by gene expression profiling.
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- Tokuzo Arao
- Shien Lab, Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Jantová S, Letasiová S, Repický A, Ovádeková R, Lakatos B. The effect of 3-(5-nitro-2-thienyl)-9-chloro-5-morpholin-4-yl[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]quinazoline on cell growth, cell cycle, induction of DNA fragmentation, and activity of caspase 3 in murine leukemia L1210 cells and fibroblast NIH-3T3 cells. Cell Biochem Funct 2006; 24:519-30. [PMID: 16342136 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Quinazolines are multitarget agents, which have broad spectrum of biological activity, and some of them are now in cancer clinical testing. 3-(5-nitro-2-thienyl)-9-chloro-5-morpholin-4-yl[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]quinazoline is a new synthetically prepared derivative, which in our previous study showed cytotoxic effects on cancer cell lines HeLa and B16. Quinazoline, at micromolar concentrations, induced morphological changes and necrosis of B16 cells, and at nanomolar concentrations it produced changes of F-actin cytoskeleton. It did not cause changes in the cell cycle, did not induce apoptotic cell death in B16 cells, did not have a mutagenic effect, and did not even behave as a typical intercalating agent. Little significant reduction of tumor volume in intramuscular transplanted B16 cells was observed. The aim of the present study was to examine the cytotoxic effect of 3-(5-nitro-2-thienyl)-9-chloro-5-morpholin-4-yl[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]quinazoline on murine leukemia L1210 cells and fibroblast NIH-3T3 cells. Induction of cell morphology and cell cycle changes, induction of apoptosis and caspase 3 activity were studied. Quinazoline acted cytotoxically on both cell lines. The sensitivity of leukemia L1210 cells to the quinazoline was higher than that of fibroblast NIH-3T3. The IC(100) was 12 microM for L1210 cells and 24 microM for NIH-3T3 cells. No effect of quinazoline on the cell cycle profile of L1210 and NIH-3T3 was detected, however, quinazoline induced an increase of the sub-G(0) cell fraction, apoptotic DNA fragmentation, and apoptotic morphological changes at a concentration of 12 microM. This quinazoline concentration induced caspase 3 activity. Our results demonstrated that induction of apoptotic cell death via activation of caspase 3 contributed to the cytotoxic effects of 3-(5-nitro-2-thienyl)-9-chloro-5-morpholin-4-yl[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]quinazoline in murine leukemia L1210 cells.
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- S Jantová
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, SK-81237 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Rich JN, Sathornsumetee S, Keir ST, Kieran MW, Laforme A, Kaipainen A, McLendon RE, Graner MW, Rasheed BKA, Wang L, Reardon DA, Ryan AJ, Wheeler C, Dimery I, Bigner DD, Friedman HS. ZD6474, a Novel Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, Inhibits Tumor Growth of Multiple Nervous System Tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:8145-57. [PMID: 16299247 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors represent a diverse group of tumor types with heterogeneous molecular mechanisms that underlie their formation and maintenance. CNS tumors depend on angiogenesis and often display increased activity of ErbB-associated pathways. Current nonspecific therapies frequently have poor efficacy in many of these tumor types, so there is a pressing need for the development of novel targeted therapies. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ZD6474 is a novel, orally available low molecular weight inhibitor of the kinase activities associated with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 and epidermal growth factor receptor. We hypothesized that ZD6474 may provide benefit in the treatment of several CNS tumor types. RESULTS In mice bearing established s.c. tumor xenografts of CNS tumors (malignant glioma and ependymoma) or rhabdomyosarcoma, a limited course of ZD6474 treatment produced significant tumor growth delays and a high rate of partial tumor regression in most models examined. Mice with i.c. malignant glioma xenografts treated with ZD6474 experienced a significant prolongation of survival. Tumors from mice treated with ZD6474 displayed a lower proliferative index and disrupted tumor vascularity. Notably, some of these models are insensitive to low molecular weight kinase inhibitors targeting only vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 or epidermal growth factor receptor functions, suggesting that the combined disruption of both epidermal growth factor receptor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 activities may significantly increase tumor control. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, ZD6474 shows significant activity against xenograft models of several primary human CNS tumor types. Consideration for clinical development in this disease setting seems warranted.
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- Jeremy N Rich
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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Gagner J, Law M, Fischer I, Newcomb EW, Zagzag D. Angiogenesis in gliomas: imaging and experimental therapeutics. Brain Pathol 2005; 15:342-63. [PMID: 16389946 PMCID: PMC8095871 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2005.tb00119.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Much of the interest in angiogenesis and hypoxia has led to investigating diagnostic imaging methodologies and developing efficacious agents against angiogenesis in gliomas. In many ways, because of the cytostatic effects of these agents on tumor growth and tumor-associated endothelial cells, the effects of therapy are not immediately evident. Hence finding clinically applicable imaging tools and pathologic surrogate markers is an important step in translating glioma biology to therapeutics. There are a variety of strategies in the approach to experimental therapeutics that target the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway, the endogenous antiangiogenic and proangiogenic factors and their receptors, adhesion molecules, matrix proteases and cytokines, and the existing vasculature. We discuss the rationale for antiangiogenesis as a treatment strategy, the preclinical and clinical assessment of antiangiogenic interventions and finally focus on the various treatment strategies, including combining antiangiogenic drugs with radiation and chemotherapy.
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- Jean‐Pierre Gagner
- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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