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Cox KE, Turner MA, Lwin TM, Amirfakhri S, Kelly KJ, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Targeting Patient-Derived Orthotopic Gastric Cancers with a Fluorescent Humanized Anti-CEA Antibody. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:6291-6299. [PMID: 38888861 PMCID: PMC11300635 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15570-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer poses a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge as surgical resection provides the only opportunity for a cure. Specific labeling of gastric cancer could distinguish resectable and nonresectable disease and facilitate an R0 resection, which could improve survival. METHODS Two patient-derived gastric cancer lines, KG8 and KG10, were established from surgical specimens of two patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma. Harvested tumor fragments were implanted into the greater curvature of the stomach to establish patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) models. M5A (humanized anti-CEA antibody) or IgG control antibodies were conjugated with the near-infrared dye IRDye800CW. Mice received 50 µg of M5A-IR800 or 50 µg of IgG-IR800 intravenously and were imaged after 72 hr. Fluorescence imaging was performed by using the LI-COR Pearl Imaging System. A tumor-to-background ratio (TBR) was calculated by dividing the mean fluorescence intensity of the tumor versus adjacent stomach tissue. RESULTS M5A-IR800 administration resulted in bright labeling of both KG8 and K10 tumors. In the KG8 PDOX models, the TBR for M5A-IR800 was 5.85 (SE ± 1.64) compared with IgG-IR800 at 0.70 (SE ± 0.17). The K10 PDOX models had a TBR of 3.71 (SE ± 0.73) for M5A-IR800 compared with 0.66 (SE ± 0.12) for IgG-IR800. CONCLUSIONS Humanized anti-CEA (M5A) antibodies conjugated to fluorescent dyes provide bright and specific labeling of gastric cancer PDOX models. This tumor-specific fluorescent antibody is a promising potential clinical tool to detect the extent of disease for the determination of resectability as well as to visualize tumor margins during gastric cancer resection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kristin E Cox
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
- AntiCancer Inc, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Theranostics, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Cox KE, Turner MA, Amirfakhri S, Lwin TM, Hosseini M, Ghosh P, Obonyo M, Murakami T, Hoffman RM, Yazaki PJ, Bouvet M. Humanized Anti-Carcinoembryonic Antigen Antibodies Brightly Target and Label Gastric Cancer in Orthotopic Mouse Models. J Surg Res 2024; 293:701-708. [PMID: 37839102 PMCID: PMC11060874 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Gastric cancer poses a major therapeutic challenge. Improved visualization of tumor margins at the time of gastrectomy with fluorescent tumor-specific antibodies could improve outcomes. The present report demonstrates the potential of targeting gastric cancer with a humanized anti-carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) antibody in orthotopic mouse models. METHODS MKN45 cells were injected subcutaneously into nude mice to establish xenograft models. Tumor fragments collected from subcutaneous models were then implanted into the greater curvature of the stomach to establish orthotopic models. For tumor labeling, a humanized anti-CEA antibody (M5A) and IgG as a control, were conjugated with the near-infrared dye IRDye800CW. Time (24-72 h) and dose (50-100 μg) response curves were performed in subcutaneous models. Orthotopic models received 50 μg of M5A-IR800 or 50 μg IgG-IR800 as a control and were imaged after 72 h. Fluorescence imaging was performed on the mice using the LI-COR Pearl Imaging System. RESULTS In subcutaneous models, tumor to background ratios (TBRs) reached 8.85 at 72 h. Median TBRs of orthotopic model primary tumors were 6.25 (interquartile range [IQR] 6.03-7.12) for M5A-IR800 compared to 0.42 (IQR 0.38-0.54) for control. Abdominal wall metastasis median TBRs were 13.52 (IQR 12.79-13.76) for M5A-IR800 and 3.19 (IQR 2.65-3.73) for the control. Immunohistochemistry confirmed CEA expression within tumors. CONCLUSIONS Humanized anti-CEA antibodies conjugated to near-infrared dyes provide specific labeling of gastric cancers in mouse models. Orthotopic models demonstrated bright and specific labeling with TBRs greater than ten times that of control. This tumor-specific fluorescent antibody is a promising potential clinical tool for improving visualization of gastric cancer margins at time of surgical resection.
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- Kristin E Cox
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Microbiology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California; AntiCancer Inc, San Diego, California
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- Department of Immunology & Theranostics, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California.
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SLC9A1 Binding mTOR Signaling Pathway-Derived Risk Score Predicting Survival and Immune in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1155/2023/3937352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Objective. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the common renal cell carcinomas (RCC) with a high risk of recurrence. Considering that SLC9A1 is involved in various cellular physiological processes and probably mediates the course of mTOR signaling in tumors, this study constructed a risk model for SLC9A1 combined with mTOR signaling in ccRCC, aiming at better predicting the prognosis of patients. Methods. ccRCC expression matrices were downloaded from TCGA and ICGC databases to compare the expression of SLC9A1 in TCGA, and qRT-PCR was adopted to validate the SLC9A1 expression in different RCC cells and normal kidney cells. The CIBERSORT and ESTIMATE algorithms were used to assess samples for immunity. mTOR signaling-associated genes were downloaded from the KEGG website, and then the genes were adopted to screen genes associated with SLC9A1 expression and mTOR signaling pathway colleagues, based on which univariate COX regression and lasso regression Cox analyses were conducted to construct a ccRCC prognostic risk model. ROC curves and nomograms were used to assess the validity of the models. Results. ccRCC tumor samples showed lower SLC9A1 expression than normal samples, as also evidenced by qRT-PCR. The SLC9A1 expression was highly correlated with tumor immunity. Totally, 564 key genes associated with both SLC9A1 expression and mTOR signaling were screened out, and the risk model consisting of 11 gene signatures was constructed in ccRCC based on the 564 genes. Since patients at a high risk had poorer survival outcomes, the high-risk group presented poorer immunotherapy outcomes. Moreover, a higher clinical grade of patients suggested a higher risk score. The risk score can serve as one independent prognostic factor for the prognosis prediction of ccRCC patients. Conclusion. An extremely promising prognostic indicator for ccRCC based on SLCA9A1 and mTOR signaling has been constructed to provide reference for clinical treatment.
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Leja M, Linē A. Early detection of gastric cancer beyond endoscopy - new methods. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2021; 50-51:101731. [PMID: 33975677 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2021.101731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Early detection of gastric cancer is remaining a challenge. This review summarizes current knowledge on non-invasive methods that could be used for the purpose. The role of traditional cancer markers such as CEA, CA 72-4, CA 19-9, CA 15-3, and CA 12-5 lies mainly in therapy monitoring than early detection. Most extensive studied biomarkers (pepsinogens, ABC method) are aiming at the detection of precancerous lesions with modest sensitivity for cancer. Tests based on the detection of cancer-specific methylation patterns (PanSeer), circulating proteins and mutations in circulating tumour DNA (CancerSEEK), as well as miRNA panels have demonstrated promising results bringing those closer to practice. More extensive research is required before tests based on the detection of circulating tumour cells, extracellular vesicles and cell-free RNA could reach the practice. Detection of volatile organic compounds in the human breath is a promising development; sensor technologies for this purpose could be very attractive in screening settings.
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- Mārcis Leja
- Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia, 1 Gailezera iela iela, LV1079, Riga, Latvia.
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- Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Latvia.
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