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Overview of Epstein-Barr-Virus-Associated Gastric Cancer Correlated with Prognostic Classification and Development of Therapeutic Options. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21249400. [PMID: 33321820 PMCID: PMC7764600 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a deadly disease with poor prognosis that is characterized by heterogeneity. New classifications based on histologic features, genotypes, and molecular phenotypes, for example, the Cancer Genome Atlas subtypes and those by the Asian Cancer Research Group, help understand the carcinogenic differences in GC and have led to the identification of an Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-related GC subtype (EBVaGC), providing new indications for tailored treatment and prognostic factors. This article provides a review of the features of EBVaGC and an update on the latest insights from EBV-related research with a particular focus on the strict interaction between EBV infection and the gastric tumor environment, including the host immune response. This information may help increase our knowledge of EBVaGC pathogenesis and the mechanisms that sustain the immune response of patients since this mechanism has been demonstrated to offer a survival advantage in a proportion of patients with GC.
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Le BT, Raguraman P, Kosbar TR, Fletcher S, Wilton SD, Veedu RN. Antisense Oligonucleotides Targeting Angiogenic Factors as Potential Cancer Therapeutics. MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS 2018; 14:142-157. [PMID: 30594893 PMCID: PMC6307321 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and conventional cancer therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy do not address the underlying molecular pathologies, leading to inadequate treatment and tumor recurrence. Angiogenic factors, such as EGF, PDGF, bFGF, TGF-β, TGF-α, VEGF, endoglin, and angiopoietins, play important roles in regulating tumor development and metastasis, and they serve as potential targets for developing cancer therapeutics. Nucleic acid-based therapeutic strategies have received significant attention in the last two decades, and antisense oligonucleotide-mediated intervention is a prominent therapeutic approach for targeted manipulation of gene expression. Clinical benefits of antisense oligonucleotides have been recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with full or conditional approval of Vitravene, Kynamro, Exondys51, and Spinraza. Herein we review the scope of antisense oligonucleotides that target angiogenic factors toward tackling solid cancers.
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- Bao T Le
- Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Centre for Comparative Genomics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.
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Effects of Combined Simultaneous and Sequential Endostar and Cisplatin Treatment in a Mice Model of Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2017; 2017:2920384. [PMID: 28197204 PMCID: PMC5288543 DOI: 10.1155/2017/2920384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective. Aimed to study the effects of endostar and cisplatin using an in vivo imaging system (IVIS) in a model of peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer. Methods. NUGC-4 gastric cancer cells transfected with luciferase gene (NUGC-4-Luc) were injected i.p. into nude mice. One week later, mice were randomly injected i.p.: group 1, cisplatin (d1-3) + endostar (d4-7); group 2, endostar (d1-4) + cisplatin (d5-7); group 3, endostar + cisplatin d1, 4, and 7; group 4, saline for two weeks. One week after the final administration, mice were sacrificed. Bioluminescent data, microvessel density (MVD), and lymphatic vessel density (LVD) were analyzed. Results. Among the four groups, there were no significant differences in the weights and in the number of cancer cell photons on days 1 and 8 (P > 0.05). On day 15, the numbers in groups 3 and 1 were less than that in group 2 (P < 0.05). On day 21, group 3 was significantly less than group 2 (P < 0.05). MVD of group 4 was less than that of groups 1 and 2 (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference between groups 2 and 3 (P > 0.05) or in LVD number among the four groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions. IVIS® was more useful than weight, volume of ascites, and number of peritoneal nodules. The simultaneous group was superior to sequential groups in killing cancer cells and inhibiting vascular endothelium. Cisplatin-endostar was superior to endostar-cisplatin in killing cancer cells, while the latter in inhibiting peritoneal vascular endothelium.
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Shinohara ET, Lu B, Hallahan DE. The Use of Gene Therapy in Cancer Research and Treatment. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2016; 3:479-90. [PMID: 15453813 DOI: 10.1177/153303460400300509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Gene therapy involves identifying a gene of interest and then manipulating the expression of this gene through a variety of techniques. Here we specifically address gene therapy's role in cancer research. This paper will encompass thoroughly investigated techniques such as cancer vaccines and suicide gene therapy and the latest advancements in and applications of these techniques. It will also cover newer techniques such as Antisense Oligonucleotides and small interfering RNAs and how these technologies are being developed and used. The use of gene therapy continues to expand in cancer research and has an integral role in the advancement of cancer treatment.
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- E T Shinohara
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University, 1301 22nd Avenue South, B-902, The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-5671, USA
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In the past 10 years, we have developed a new approach to the development of a clinically accurate rodent model for human cancer based on our invention of surgical orthotopic implantation (SOI). The SOI models have been described in approx. 70 publications and in 4 patents.*SOI allows human tumors of all the major types of human cancer to reproduce clinical like tumor growth and metastasis in the transplanted rodents. The major features of the SOI models are reviewed here and also compared to transgenic mouse models of cancer.
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Fushida S, Oyama K, Kinoshita J, Yagi Y, Okamoto K, Tajima H, Ninomiya I, Fujimura T, Ohta T. VEGF is a target molecule for peritoneal metastasis and malignant ascites in gastric cancer: prognostic significance of VEGF in ascites and efficacy of anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody. Onco Targets Ther 2013; 6:1445-51. [PMID: 24204159 PMCID: PMC3804591 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s51916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background In gastric cancer, poor prognosis is associated with peritoneal dissemination, which often accompanies malignant ascites. We searched for a target molecule in peritoneal metastasis and investigated its clinical utility as a biomarker. Methods Biopsy specimens from both primary lesions and peritoneal metastasis, and if possible, malignant ascites, were obtained from 40 patients with gastric cancer. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression was analyzed by immunohistochemical staining and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results VEGF expression was seen in 70% of peritoneal samples. Of the 40 patients, 35 had malignant ascites. These 35 patients were divided into two groups: 15 with ascites found beyond the pelvic cavity (large group) and 20 whose ascites were within the pelvic cavity (small group). The two groups did not significantly differ by serum VEGF levels, but ascites VEGF levels in the large group were significantly higher than in the small group (P < 0.0001). Serum VEGF and ascites VEGF levels were highly correlated in the large group (r = 0.686). A high ascites VEGF level was found to be a risk factor for survival (P = 0.045). We include a report of a patient with chemoresistant refractory gastric cancer and symptomatic ascites who obtained 8 months of palliation from systemic bevacizumab. Conclusion Anti-VEGF therapies are promising, and the ascites VEGF level is an important marker in managing patients with gastric cancer and peritoneal metastasis.
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- Sachio Fushida
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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A review of vascular disrupting agents as a concomitant anti-tumour modality with radiation. JOURNAL OF RADIOTHERAPY IN PRACTICE 2013. [DOI: 10.1017/s1460396912000465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractBackgroundTumour vasculature plays an important role in the development, maintenance and sustainability of a tumour. Endothelial cells which are recruited into the tumour stroma facilitate the formation of essential blood vessels that deliver nutrients and oxygen to tumour cells. A growing body of research is showing that there are synergistic anti-tumour effects when anti-vascular agents are combined with radiation. More recent reports have described favourable radiation response as a function of vascular targeting and blood vessel breakdown, primarily through interactions of radiation with vascular endothelial cells. Vascular disrupting agents are being utilised in several forms that include molecular targeting, biophysical assault and biological interference.PurposeIn the present review, we examine current advances in anti-vascular agents to enhance tumour response when combined with radiation therapy.MethodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted on the US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (PubMed) using the following search keywords: vascular disrupting agents, radiation sensitisation, anti-angiogenic therapy, anti-vascular therapy, radiation therapy.ConclusionCurrent research suggests the applicability of vascular disrupting agents as an effective radiation sensitisation agent. Pre-clinical and clinical trials have been well developed to form the theoretical framework to apply this powerful modality to the treatment of cancer.
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Update on clinical trials: genetic targets in breast cancer. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 779:35-54. [PMID: 23288634 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6176-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in United States. From data of American Cancer Society from 2007 reported total of 178,480 women diagnosed with breast cancer. The death rate from breast cancer has decreased in North America over time, but still accounts for second highest cancer death, following lung cancer. Breast cancer is staged based on tumor size, nodal involvement, and distant metastasis like any other solid tumors. However clinical staging is not the only important factor in management of breast cancer. Various molecular features divides breast cancer into many subgroups - that act differently, and respond differently from therapy. Thus the focus of breast cancer treatment has evolved focusing on specific targets. The most important biologic markers in subtyping of breast cancer so far are hormone receptor positivity and HER2/neu protein expression. Five molecular subtypes using intrinsic gene set include Basal mRNA, HER2 + mRNA, Luminal AmRNA, Luminal B mRNA, and Normal-like mRNA. In addition, better understanding of genetic target of breast cancer has given us arsenal of personalized, and more effective treatment approach.This review will focus on examples that highlight several mechanism of tumorigenesis, giving us not just understanding of gene pathways and the molecular biology, that could lead us to therapeutic target. Several important molecular targets have been investigated in preclinical and clinical trials, others are yet to be explored. We will also describe genetic mechanisms discovery related to overcoming resistance to current targeted therapies in breast cancer, including hormone receptor expression and HER 2- neu amplification. We will also review other exciting developments in understanding of breast cancer, the tumor microenvironment and cancer stem cells, and targeting agents in that area.
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Hoffman RM. Orthotopic mouse models expressing fluorescent proteins for cancer drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2012; 5:851-66. [PMID: 22823260 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2010.510129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Currently used rodent tumor models, including transgenic tumor models, or subcutaneously growing human tumors in immunodeficient mice, do not sufficiently represent clinical cancer, especially with regard to metastasis and drug sensitivity. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW To obtain clinically accurate models, we have developed the technique of surgical orthotopic implantation (SOI) to transplant histologically intact fragments of human cancer, including tumors taken directly from the patient, to the corresponding organ of immunodeficient rodents. SOI allows the growth and metastatic potential of the transplanted tumors to be expressed and reflects clinical cancer of all types. Effective drugs can be discovered and evaluated in the SOI models utilizing human tumor cell lines and patient tumors. Visualization of many aspects of cancer initiation and progression in vivo has been achieved with fluorescent proteins. Tumors and metastases in the SOI models that express fluorescent proteins can be visualized noninvasively in intact animals, greatly facilitating drug discovery. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN This review will provide information on the imageable mouse models of cancer that are clinically relevant, especially regarding metastasis and their use for drug discovery and evaluation. TAKE HOME MESSAGE SOI mouse models of cancer reproduce the features of clinical cancer.
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- Robert M Hoffman
- AntiCancer, Inc., 7917 Ostrow Street, San Diego, CA 92111, USA +1 858 654 2555 ; +1 858 268 4175 ;
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Mahmoudi M, Serpooshan V, Laurent S. Engineered nanoparticles for biomolecular imaging. NANOSCALE 2011; 3:3007-26. [PMID: 21717012 DOI: 10.1039/c1nr10326a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In recent years, the production of nanoparticles (NPs) and exploration of their unusual properties have attracted the attention of physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers. Interest in NPs arises from the fact that the mechanical, chemical, electrical, optical, magnetic, electro-optical and magneto-optical properties of these particles are different from their bulk properties and depend on the particle size. There are numerous areas where nanoparticulate systems are of scientific and technological interest, particularly in biomedicine where the emergence of NPs with specific properties (e.g. magnetic and fluorescence) for contrast agents can lead to advancing the understanding of biological processes at the biomolecular level. This review will cover a full description of the physics of various imaging methods, including MRI, optical techniques, X-rays and CT. In addition, the effect of NPs on the improvement of the mentioned non-invasive imaging methods will be discussed together with their advantages and disadvantages. A detailed discussion will also be provided on the recent advances in imaging agents, such as fluorescent dye-doped silica NPs, quantum dots, gold- and engineered polymeric-NPs, superparamagnetic iron oxide NPs (SPIONs), and multimodal NPs (i.e. nanomaterials that are active in both MRI and optical methods), which are employed to overcome many of the limitations of conventional contrast agents (e.g. gadolinium).
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- Morteza Mahmoudi
- National Cell Bank, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, 11365-8639, Iran
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Lyros O, Mueller A, Heidel F, Schimanski CC, Gockel I, Galle PR, Lang H, Moehler M. Analysis of anti-proliferative and chemosensitizing effects of sunitinib on human esophagogastric cancer cells: Synergistic interaction with vandetanib via inhibition of multi-receptor tyrosine kinase pathways. Int J Cancer 2010; 127:1197-208. [PMID: 20039326 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1-3 (VEGFR1-3), are frequently expressed in gastric cancer and are putative therapeutic targets in this disease. We have investigated the anti-proliferative and chemosensitizing properties of the multitargeted small-molecule RTK inhibitors sunitinib and vandetanib in a panel of 4 human gastric and esophageal cancer cell lines. In the 1st instance, the expression of potential targets of these small-molecule inhibitors was examined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, western blotting, and flow cytometry. EGFR mRNA and protein was detected in all cases, with VEGFR2 expression noted in all but 1 line. Both EGF and VEGF were shown to stimulate tumor cell growth, and both sunitinib and vandetanib were found to be associated with significant dose-dependent inhibition of proliferation and an enhancement of apoptosis, as determined by MTT and propidium iodide/Annexin V labeling assays, respectively. The addition of sunitinib to VEGF-stimulated NCI-N87 cells was associated with a reduction in MAPK phosphorylation (pMAPK) but not Akt phosphorylation (pAkt), whereas the addition of vandetanib was associated with reductions in both VEGF- and EGF-mediated VEGFR2 phosphorylation, pMAPK and pAkt. Co-administration of sunitinib significantly enhanced the sensitivity of MKN-45 cells to cisplatin and irinotecan. In addition, vandetanib synergistically enhanced the sunitinib-associated inhibition of gastric cancer cell growth. In conclusion, these preliminary data confirm the importance of EGFR and VEGFR signaling in gastric cancer and suggest that the simultaneous inhibition of RTK-pathways through sunitinib and vandetanib may provide therapeutic benefit in this disease.
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- Orestis Lyros
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital, Mainz, Germany
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Taguchi F, Kodera Y, Katanasaka Y, Yanagihara K, Tamura T, Koizumi F. Efficacy of RAD001 (everolimus) against advanced gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination. Invest New Drugs 2010; 29:1198-205. [DOI: 10.1007/s10637-010-9464-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Xu X, Yang G, Zhang H, Prestwich GD. Evaluating dual activity LPA receptor pan-antagonist/autotaxin inhibitors as anti-cancer agents in vivo using engineered human tumors. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2009; 89:140-6. [PMID: 19682598 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2009.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Using an in situ cross-linkable hydrogel that mimics the extracellular matrix (ECM), cancer cells were encapsulated and injected in vivo following a "tumor engineering" strategy for orthotopic xenografts. Specifically, we created several three-dimensional (3D) human tumor xenografts and evaluated the tumor response to BrP-LPA, a novel dual function LPA antagonist/ATX inhibitor (LPAa/ATXi). First, we describe the model system and the optimization of semi-synthetic ECM (sECM) compositions and injection parameters for engineered xenografts. Second, we summarize a study to compare angiogenesis inhibition in vivo, comparing BrP-LPA to the kinase inhibitor sunitinib maleate (Sutent). Third, we compare treatment of engineered breast tumors with LPAa/ATXi alone with treatment with Taxol. Fourth, using a re-optimized sECM for non-small cell lung cancer cells, we created reproducibly sized subcutaneous lung tumors and evaluated their response to treatment with LPAa/ATXi. Fifth, we summarize the data on the use of LPAa/ATXi to treat a model for colon cancer metastasis to the liver. Taken together, these improved, more realistic xenografts show considerable utility for evaluating the potential of novel anti-metastatic, anti-proliferative, and anti-angiogenic compounds that modify signal transduction through the LPA signaling pathway.
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- Xiaoyu Xu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and The Center for Therapeutic Biomaterials, The University of Utah, Suite 205, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1257, USA
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Hashimoto I, Koizumi K, Tatematsu M, Minami T, Cho S, Takeno N, Nakashima A, Sakurai H, Saito S, Tsukada K, Saiki I. Blocking on the CXCR4/mTOR signalling pathway induces the anti-metastatic properties and autophagic cell death in peritoneal disseminated gastric cancer cells. Eur J Cancer 2008; 44:1022-9. [PMID: 18375114 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.02.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Revised: 02/19/2008] [Accepted: 02/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Patients with advanced gastric carcinoma, especially peritoneal dissemination, have a poor prognosis even after any treatment. Chemokines are now known to play an important role in cancer growth and metastasis. We recently reported that the chemokine CXCL12 plays an important role in the development of peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric carcinoma. In this study, we investigated signalling pathway involved in the peritoneal carcinomatosis induced by chemokine CXCL12. Akt was rapidly and strongly phosphorylated by chemokine CXCL12. CXCL12 also induced the activation of p70S6K (S6K) and eukaryotic initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (4E-BP1) included in mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways which are located downstream of Akt, resulting in enhancements of metastatic properties such as MMP production, cell migration and cell growth in peritoneal disseminated gastric cancer, NUGC4 cells. Furthermore, mTOR inhibitor rapamycin not only drastically inhibited migration and MMP production, but also induced type II programmed cell death, autophagic cell death. In the present study, we have shown for the first time that the mTOR pathway plays a central role in the development of peritoneal carcinomatosis, and blocking this pathway induces autophagic cell death in disseminated gastric cancer. Therefore, blocking on the CXCR4/mTOR signalling pathway may be useful for the future development of a more effective therapeutic strategy for gastric cancer involved in peritoneal dissemination.
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- Isaya Hashimoto
- Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Background
Antiangiogenic therapy has become a reality with the recent introduction of bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor.
Methods
Relevant medical literature from PubMed, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and National Institutes of Health websites to August 2007 was reviewed.
Results and conclusions
Although often described as the fourth modality of treatment after surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, many antiangiogenic drugs have failed to live up to expectations. Nevertheless, research continues and there are reasons to believe that antiangiogenic therapy may yet have a future in the clinical setting.
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- A R John
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- Division of Medical Sciences, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Medical Sciences, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Massoud TF. In Vivo Molecular Imaging in Oncology. Cancer Imaging 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012374212-4.50095-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Fayette J, Soria JC, Armand JP. Le ciblage de l’angiogenèse en oncologie. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 54:199-205. [PMID: 16753494 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2004.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 11/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Advances in biology have lead to the characterization of the molecular mechanisms underlying angiogenesis, a crucial process of tumor growth. Tumor cells secrete various growth factors, including VEGF, which activate endothelial cells to form new blood vessels. Numerous drugs, at present in clinical development, interfere with the molecular mediators of angiogenesis. The death of neovessels achieved by some of such compounds allows reduction in tumor size. This review describes many angiogenesic inhibitors which mechanisms of action are quite diverse.
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- J Fayette
- Département de médecine, institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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Li C, Cheng X, Jiang H, Sun X. Antiangiogenesis and damaging blood flow by antisense vascular endothelial growth factor oligodeoxynucleotides to suppress lung cancers. Tumour Biol 2006; 27:158-65. [PMID: 16641549 DOI: 10.1159/000092776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2005] [Accepted: 09/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis plays a key role in the growth and metastasis of lung cancers, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the major angiogenic factors. The study aims to investigate whether phosphoro thioate-modified antisense VEGF oligodeoxynucleo tides (ASODN) formulated in cationic liposome could inhibit the growth of Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) tumors by antiangiogenesis. The study demonstrated that ASODN downregulated the expression of VEGF in LLC cells at levels of protein and mRNA in vitro and in vivo. The conditioned media obtained from LLC cells treated with ASODN significantly inhibited the proliferation of bovine aortic endothelial cells. The ASODN therapy significantly suppressed the growth of established subcutaneous LLC tumors in mice by inhibiting angiogenesis and damaging the blood flow of tumors. In conclusion, our results suggest that ASODN targeting VEGF presents a potent therapeutic strategy to combat lung cancers.
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Castano AP, Liu Q, Hamblin MR. A green fluorescent protein-expressing murine tumour but not its wild-type counterpart is cured by photodynamic therapy. Br J Cancer 2006; 94:391-7. [PMID: 16421588 PMCID: PMC2361144 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The ideal cancer treatment should both destroy the primary tumour and at the same time educate the immune system to recognise the tumour as foreign so that distant metastases will also be eradicated. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves the i.v. administration of photosensitisers followed by illumination of the tumour with red light producing reactive oxygen species that eventually cause vascular shutdown and tumour cell death by apoptosis and necrosis. Anti-tumour immunity is stimulated after PDT due to the acute inflammatory response, generation of tumour-specific antigens, and induction of heat-shock proteins. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) is used as an optical reporter to noninvasively image the progression of mouse tumours, and in addition, may act as a foreign (jellyfish) antigen. We asked whether GFP-expressing tumours could be used to monitor the response of tumour-bearing mice to PDT, and whether the tumour response differed when a nonimmunogenic tumour cell line was transduced with GFP. We injected RIF-1 or RIF-1 EGFP (stably transduced with a retroviral vector) cells in the leg of C3H/HeN mice and both the cells and tumour grew equally well. We used PDT with benzoporphyrin derivative and a short drug-light interval. There were complete cures and 100% mouse survival of RIF-1 EGFP while RIF-1 wild-type tumours all recurred. Cured mice were resistant to rechallenge with RIF-1 EGFP cells and a rechallenge with wild-type RIF-1 cells grew significantly slower. There was also slower RIF-1 EGFP rechallenge growth but no rejection when RIF-1 EGFP tumours were surgically removed. There was a low rate of PDT cure of tumours when RIF-1 cells were transduced with an empty retroviral vector. The presence of antibodies against EGFP in mouse serum suggests EGFP can act as a foreign antigen and PDT can then stimulate a long-term memory immune response.
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- A P Castano
- BAR414, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 40 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- BAR414, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 40 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- BAR414, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 40 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- BAR414, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 40 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. E-mail:
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Jüttner S, Wissmann C, Jöns T, Vieth M, Hertel J, Gretschel S, Schlag PM, Kemmner W, Höcker M. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D and Its Receptor VEGFR-3: Two Novel Independent Prognostic Markers in Gastric Adenocarcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2006; 24:228-40. [PMID: 16344322 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.00.3467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Purpose Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-D and its homolog VEGF-C influence lymphangiogenesis through activation of VEGF receptor 3 (VEGFR-3), and have been implicated in lymphatic tumor spread. Nodal dissemination of gastric adenocarcinomas critically determines clinical outcome and therapeutic options of affected patients. Therefore, we analyzed expression and prognostic significance of VEGF-D along with VEGF-C, and VEGFR-3 in gastric adenocarcinomas. Materials and Methods VEGF-C, VEGF-D, and VEGFR-3 were analyzed in 91 R0-resected primary gastric adenocarcinomas, corresponding noncancerous gastric mucosa, and lymph node metastases employing immunohistochemistry and/or in situ hybridization. Blood and lymph vessel densities were assessed after staining with CD31 and LYVE-1–specific antibodies. Results VEGF-D and VEGF-C were detected in 67.0% and 50.5% of gastric cancers, respectively. Healthy gastric mucosa was negative for VEGF-C and in 12.5% positive for VEGF-D. Presence of VEGF-D (P = .005) or VEGF-C (P = .006) was correlated with lymphatic metastases and decreased survival (VEGF-D, P < .05; VEGF-C, P < .05). VEGFR-3 was correlated with reduced carcinoma-specific survival (P < .05), and Cox multivariate regression analysis qualified VEGF-D and VEGFR-3, but not VEGF-C, as independent prognostic parameters. In lymph node–positive gastric cancers, presence of VEGF-D/VEGFR-3 was associated with poor survival, whereas absence of VEGF-D/VEGFR-3 defined a subgroup of patients with clearly favorable prognosis. Conclusion VEGF-D and VEGFR-3 are novel independent prognostic marker molecules aiding to identify patients with poor prognosis after curative resection of gastric adenocarcinomas. Combined analysis of the VEGF-C/VEGF-D/VEGFR-3 system can be useful to identify patients with unfavorable clinical outcome and thereby may help to refine therapeutic decisions in gastric cancer.
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- Stefan Jüttner
- Laboratory for Angiogenesis and Tumor Metastasis, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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Cao C, Shinohara ET, Li H, Niermann KJ, Kim KW, Sekhar KR, Gleave M, Freeman M, Lu B. Clusterin as a therapeutic target for radiation sensitization in a lung cancer model. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005; 63:1228-36. [PMID: 16253777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.07.956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2005] [Revised: 06/28/2005] [Accepted: 07/01/2005] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Clusterin plays important roles in cell survival and death. Inactivation of clusterin enhances the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy in lung cancer models. The purpose of this study was to determine whether inhibition of clusterin by an antisense-based investigative drug enhances radiation sensitization in a lung cancer model. METHODS AND MATERIALS Cells were transfected with an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) against clusterin (OGX-011). Apoptosis was determined by 7-aminoactinomycin D staining. Cell survival was examined by 3-(4, 5-methylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and clonogenic assay. Xenograft model was used to demonstrate tumor growth and tumor blood flow. RESULTS OGX-011 specifically attenuated the expression of secreted clusterin (prosurvival), with no apparent effect on the expression of nuclear clusterin (proapoptotic). Apoptosis was significantly increased when H460 lung cancer cells were treated with OGX-011 plus radiation. Inhibition of clusterin followed by radiation greatly decreased cell survival. H460 xenografts that were treated with OGX-011 plus radiotherapy demonstrated growth delay beyond 17 days. Doppler studies showed that tumor blood flow was compromised when mice bearing H460 xenografts were treated with OGX-011 and radiation. CONCLUSION A combination of radiotherapy and OGX-011 improved control of tumor growth and vascular regression in the H460 lung cancer model.
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- Carolyn Cao
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-5671, USA
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Fayette J, Soria JC, Armand JP. Use of angiogenesis inhibitors in tumour treatment. Eur J Cancer 2005; 41:1109-16. [PMID: 15911233 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2004] [Revised: 01/28/2005] [Accepted: 02/07/2005] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Advances in molecular biology have permitted the characterisation of mechanisms underlying angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is a crucial process in tumour pathogenesis as it sustains malignant cells with nutrients and oxygen. It is well known that tumour cells secrete various growth factors including VEGF, which triggers endothelial cells to form new capillaries. Preventing the expansion of new blood vessel networks results in reduced tumour size and metastases. Not surprisingly, numerous drugs that are currently under clinical development interfere with growth factor-derived angiogenic signals. This review aims to describe angiogenesis inhibitors and surveys their different modes of action.
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- Jérôme Fayette
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Département de Médecine, 39 Rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif, France
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Soria JC, Fayette J, Armand JP. Molecular targeting: targeting angiogenesis in solid tumors. Ann Oncol 2005; 15 Suppl 4:iv223-7. [PMID: 15477311 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- J-C Soria
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Département de Médecine, Villejuif, France
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Arun KHS, Kaul CL, Ramarao P. Green fluorescent proteins in receptor research: An emerging tool for drug discovery. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2005; 51:1-23. [PMID: 15596111 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2004.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2003] [Accepted: 07/27/2004] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In the last five years, green fluorescent protein (GFP) has emerged from being a mere curiosity to become a reliable tool for molecular pharmacological research. GFP produces an intense and stable green fluorescence noncatalytically by absorbing blue light maximally at 395 nm and emitting green light with a peak at 509 nm. It consists of 238 amino acids and its molecular mass is 27-30 kDa. GFP fluorescence occurs without cofactors and this property allows GFP fluorescence to be utilised in nonnative organisms, wherein it can be used as a reporter. This use of GFP permits real-time analysis of receptor dynamics. The emitted fluorescence can be used as a nontoxic marker and detected using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), thus avoiding any staining procedure, expensive mRNA analysis or hazardous radiolabeled binding assays. The potential value of GFP has also been recognized in orphan receptor research, where various GFP-tagged therapeutic proteins have been constructed in an attempt to identify the endogenous ligand(s). These chimeric proteins have been used to determine the site and time course of receptor expression and to relate receptor dynamics with therapeutic outcome. The preparation of new GFP constructs for identifying germ layer cells (endodermal, ectodermal, and mesodermal), as well as neuronal, haematopoietic, endothelial, and cartilage cells, has provided a useful battery of tissue/receptor-specific screening assays for new chemical entities. Genetically engineered cells with GFP expression have provided a valuable tool for automated analysis, and can be adapted for high-throughput systems. GFP is being increasingly utilised for the study of receptor dynamics, where, having already proved beneficial, it will likely continue to contribute towards the search for new classes of drugs, as well as to "de-orphaning" orphan receptors.
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- K H S Arun
- Cardiovascular and Receptorology Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Phase-X, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)-160 062, Punjab, India
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Shinohara ET, Hallahan DE, Lu B. The Use of Antisense Oligonucleotides in Evaluating Survivin as a Therapeutic Target for Radiation Sensitization in Lung Cancer. Biol Proced Online 2004; 6:250-256. [PMID: 15514699 PMCID: PMC524213 DOI: 10.1251/bpo95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2004] [Revised: 08/30/2004] [Accepted: 10/03/2004] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Elucidating the mechanism of over and under expression of proteins is critical in developing a better understanding of cancer. Multiple techniques are used to examine differential expression of proteins in cells and assess changes in protein expression in response to therapies such as radiation. Reduced expression can be caused by protein inactivation, mRNA instability, or reduced transcription. The following protocol was used to determine the mechanism for the reduced expression of an antiapoptotic factor, survivin, in normal tissues in response to radiation and the defect in cancer cells that prevents this reduction. We also examined ways to overcome survivin over expression in cancer cells in order to sensitize them to radiation. We will focus on the use of antisense oligonucleotides, cell cycle analysis, and luciferase reporter genes.
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- Eric T. Shinohara
- Department of Radiation Oncology [ES, DE, BL], Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. 1301 22nd Avenue South, B-902 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-5671.. USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology [ES, DE, BL], Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. 1301 22nd Avenue South, B-902 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-5671.. USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology [ES, DE, BL], Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. 1301 22nd Avenue South, B-902 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-5671.. USA
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McCarty MF, Wey J, Stoeltzing O, Liu W, Fan F, Bucana C, Mansfield PF, Ryan AJ, Ellis LM. ZD6474, a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor with additional activity against epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase, inhibits orthotopic growth and angiogenesis of gastric cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.1041.3.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) have been strongly implicated in the growth and metastasis of gastric cancer. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of ZD6474, an inhibitor of inhibitor of VEGF receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinase with additional activity against EGF receptor (EGFR), on tumor growth and angiogenesis in an orthotopic model of gastric cancer. In vitro, ZD6474 inhibited human umbilical vascular endothelial cell and TMK-1 human gastric tumor cell proliferation in a dose-dependent fashion. EGF-mediated activation of EGFR and Erk-1/2 was decreased in tumor cells after ZD6474 treatment. In addition, VEGF-mediated activation of VEGFR2 and Erk-1/2 was decreased in human umbilical vascular endothelial cells. TMK-1 human gastric adenocarcinoma cells were injected into the gastric wall of nude mice. ZD6474 therapy was initiated on day 10. Mice (n = 14 per group) were treated p.o. with (a) 1% Tween 80 (control), (b) 50 mg/kg/d ZD6474, or (c) 100 mg/kg/d ZD6474. Mice were sacrificed on day 33. Tumors from each group were stained for markers of blood vessels, pericytes, proliferation, and apoptosis. ZD6474 at both 50 and 100 mg/kg/d led to marked inhibition of tumor growth (P < 0.05). ZD6474 reduced tumor cell proliferation by 48% in the 50 mg/kg/d group and 65% in the 100 mg/kg/d group (P < 0.03) and increased tumor cell apoptosis (P < 0.001) in vivo. ZD6474 led to a 69% decrease in microvessel density in the 50 mg/kg/d group (P < 0.001) and a 62% decrease in the 100 mg/kg/d group (P < 0.001). Although microvessel density was decreased by ZD6474, the remaining vessels showed a relatively higher percentage of pericyte coverage (3-fold increase; P < 0.001), perhaps reflecting selective loss of uncovered vessels in the ZD6474 group. In conclusion, therapies such as ZD6474 that target two distinct aspects of tumor growth, angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation, warrant further investigation.
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- 1Surgical Oncology and Departments of
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- 2Cancer Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas and
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- 2Cancer Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas and
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- 2Cancer Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas and
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- 2Cancer Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas and
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- 3Cancer and Infection Bioscience Department, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
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- 1Surgical Oncology and Departments of
- 2Cancer Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas and
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Ishii H, Yazawa T, Sato H, Suzuki T, Ikeda M, Hayashi Y, Takanashi Y, Kitamura H. Enhancement of pleural dissemination and lymph node metastasis of intrathoracic lung cancer cells by vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs). Lung Cancer 2004; 45:325-37. [PMID: 15301873 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2003] [Revised: 02/16/2004] [Accepted: 02/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The expression of vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) in tumors including lung cancer is considered to be associated with tumor development via capillary and lymph vessel neogenesis. Dissemination of the tumor cells to the pleura or regional lymph nodes is a critical poor prognostic factor for lung cancer patients. To investigate how VEGFs expressed in the intrathoracic infiltrating lung cancer cells participate in disease progression, we established stably VEGF-A-, VEGF-C-, VEGF-D-, VEGF-A and VEGF-C-, and VEGF-A and VEGF-D-expressing large cell lung cancer clones (TKB5/VEGF-A, TKB5/VEGF-C, TKB5/VEGF-D, TKB5/VEGF-A/C, and TKB5/VEGF-A/D), orthotopically inoculated these into the right thoracic cavity (i.t.) of nude mice, and evaluated the subsequent development of lung lesion, pleural effusion, pleural dissemination, and lymph node metastasis. While there were no significant differences either in culture or in subcutaneous tumor cell growth between the empty vector-transfected group (TKB5/empty) and each transfectant, the i.t. model demonstrated significantly different biological properties between the transfectants. TKB5/empty-inoculated mice frequently developed a large tumor on the pleura without pleural effusion, dissemination, or lymph node (LN) metastasis. In contrast, VEGF-A promoted a bloody pleural effusion (6/14), and VEGF-A and VEGF-D frequently generated pleural dissemination (11/14 and 9/11, respectively). Although both VEGF-C and VEGF-D generated LN metastasis (6/10 and 8/11, respectively), the locations of the metastasized LNs were quite different. TKB5/VEGF-C metastasized on the same side of axillary LNs as i.t. (right axillary LNs), whereas TKB5/VEGF-D metastasized to the mediastinal and left axillary and/or cervical LNs. Since the TKB5/VEGF-A/C or TKB5/VEGF-A/D co-transfectants revealed overlapping tumor progression patterns of VEGF-A and VEGF-C or VEGF-D, the metastatic LNs had abundant new capillaries and were larger than those of TKB5/VEGF-C or TKB5/VEGF-D-inoculated mice. Our results clearly demonstrate that VEGF-A secreted from intrathoracic lung cancer cells plays important roles in producing pleural effusion, dissemination, and capillary neogenesis, that VEGF-C is involved in LN metastasis, and VEGF-D in pleural dissemination and LN metastasis. It is most likely, however, that the mechanisms by which VEGF-C promotes LN metastasis are different from those of VEGF-D. The regulation of the expression of VEGFs in intrathoracic lung cancer cells might be a useful therapeutic approach to inhibiting tumor development and improving patient prognosis.
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- Haruhiko Ishii
- Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan.
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Garcea G, Lloyd TD, Gescher A, Dennison AR, Steward WP, Berry DP. Angiogenesis of gastrointestinal tumours and their metastases – a target for intervention? Eur J Cancer 2004; 40:1302-13. [PMID: 15177488 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2004] [Accepted: 02/13/2004] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Angiogenesis is an obligatory event for the growth of tumours beyond 2 mm in diameter, above which simple oxygen diffusion can no longer support the rapid proliferation of malignant cells. Angiogenesis is a fine balance between inhibitory and stimulatory factors, the knowledge of which offers novel targets for the treatment of gastrointestinal neoplasia. A literature search of Pubmed and Medline databases was undertaken, using the keywords colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, angiogenesis and anti-angiogenesis therapy. It was found that angiogenesis in primary tumours is a sequential and highly complex cascade of molecular events resulting in the rapid exponential growth of the tumour. Hepatic metastases of primary tumours may be less reliant on traditional angiogenic pathways, by co-opting pre-existing hepatic vasculature. Research into angiogenesis has revealed many different sites that can be targeted by agents such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Many anti-angiogenic agents are undergoing preclinical evaluation, with only a few entering phase I and phase III clinical trials. However, early results suggest that anti-angiogenic therapy could be an important adjunct to conventional chemotherapy treatment of gastrointestinal neoplasia.
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- G Garcea
- Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, 5th Floor, The Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, The Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK.
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N/A. N/A. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2004; 12:985-987. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v12.i4.985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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McCarty MF, Takeda A, Stoeltzing O, Liu W, Fan F, Reinmuth N, Akagi M, Bucana C, Mansfield PF, Ryan A, Ellis LM. ZD6126 inhibits orthotopic growth and peritoneal carcinomatosis in a mouse model of human gastric cancer. Br J Cancer 2004; 90:705-11. [PMID: 14760388 PMCID: PMC2410155 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of ZD6126, a novel vascular-targeting agent, on tumour growth and angiogenesis in an orthotopic model of gastric cancer. TMK-1 human gastric adenocarcinoma cells were injected into the gastric wall of nude mice. After the tumours were established (day 14), therapy was initiated. Mice (n=11-12/group) received (a). vehicle, (b). ZD6126 at 100 mg x kg day(-1) i.p. one time per week or (c) ZD6126 at 100 mg x kg day(-1) i.p. five times per week. Tumour mass, volume and the presence or absence of peritoneal carcinomatosis were determined at sacrifice on day 38. Tumours from each group were stained for markers of blood vessels, proliferation and apoptosis. To further define the time frame of the vascular-targeting effects of chronic therapy with ZD6126, TMK-1 cells were again injected into the gastric wall of mice in a second experiment. On day 14, a single i.p. injection of ZD6126 100 mg x kg(-1) mouse(-1) or vehicle was delivered. Groups of three mice each were killed and the tumours harvested at days 1, 3 and 5 post-ZD6126 injection. Tumours were processed and stained for endothelial and tumour cell apoptosis and proliferation. No overt toxicity was observed with ZD6126 therapy. ZD6126 led to a marked inhibition of tumour growth (82% decrease vs control (P<0.001)). ZD6126 also led to a significant decrease in the incidence of peritoneal carcinomatosis (10 out of 12 controls, vs one out of 12 ZD6126) (P<0.01). Histological analysis of tumours revealed large regions of central necrosis in the treated group, as well as a dramatic increase in tumour cell apoptosis (7.4-fold increase (P<0.001)), consistent with the vascular-targeting activity of ZD6126. Mice treated with ZD6126 demonstrated a 59% decrease in PCNA-positive cells (P< 0.02), indicating reduced tumour cell proliferation. In addition, tumours treated with ZD6126 exhibited a 40% decrease in microvessel density (P<0.05). Results from mice treated with a single injection of ZD6126 demonstrated the acute effects this agent has on the tumour vasculature. The ratio of endothelial cell apoptosis to endothelial cell proliferation was increased within 24 h of a single injection. In conclusion, ZD6126 significantly inhibited tumour growth and metastasis in an orthotopic model of human gastric adenocarcinoma, without detectable problematic adverse effects. These data suggest that ZD6126 may be worthy of investigation in the treatment of primary gastric adenocarcinoma.
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- M F McCarty
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
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- Cancer and Infection Bioscience Department, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, UK
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA. E-mail:
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Glade-Bender J, Kandel JJ, Yamashiro DJ. VEGF blocking therapy in the treatment of cancer. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2003; 3:263-76. [PMID: 12662141 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.3.2.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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It is widely accepted that tumour growth beyond a few cubic millimetres cannot occur without the induction of a new vascular supply. Inhibiting the development of new blood vessels (antiangiogenesis) is a potential approach to cancer therapy that has attracted interest in recent years. In theory, this approach should be relatively selective for tumour cells. The endothelial cells which form new vascular networks in tumours are responding to angiogenic stimuli produced by the tumour, but are themselves genetically normal. Endothelium in normal tissue, by contrast, is usually quiescent. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the best-characterised pro-angiogenic factor. It is virtually ubiquitous in human tumours, and higher levels have been correlated with more aggressive disease. Effective blockade of the VEGF pathway has been demonstrated with multiple agents: neutralising antibody, receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and ribozyme or antisense molecules targeting expression. Promising preclinical data document the potential of these agents for tumour growth inhibition and even tumour regression, yet translation of novel therapeutics targeting the VEGF pathway to the clinic has proved a substantial challenge in itself. While showing clear evidence of antitumour activity over a broad spectrum of experimental tumours, the proper selection, dose, timing and sequence of anti-VEGF treatment in human cancer is not at all obvious. Classic Phase I dose escalation trial design may need to be modified, as higher doses may not be optimal in all patients or for all tumours. In addition, alternate or secondary biological end points (e.g., non-progression) may be needed for early phase studies to document true activity, so as not to abandon effective agents. Recent studies of the neutralising antibody bevacizumab, and small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor SU5416, demonstrate that, while unlikely to be effective as monotherapy, incorporation of VEGF blockade into cytotoxic regimens may increase overall response rates. However, incorporation may also produce new toxicities, including thromboembolic complications and bleeding. Newer oral agents, such as SU6668, SU11248, PTK787/ZK222584 and ZD6474, are particularly interesting for their potential for chronic therapy. Future clinical trials are likely to build on past experience with stricter entry criteria, supportive care guidelines and the use of surrogate markers.
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- Julia Glade-Bender
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Massoud TF, Gambhir SS. Molecular imaging in living subjects: seeing fundamental biological processes in a new light. Genes Dev 2003; 17:545-80. [PMID: 12629038 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1047403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1414] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Tarik F Massoud
- The Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Wu J, Shi YQ, Wu KC, Zhang DX, Yang JH, Fan DM. Angiostatin up-regulation in gastric cancer cell SGC7901 inhibits tumorigenesis in nude mice. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9:59-64. [PMID: 12508352 PMCID: PMC4728250 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i1.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To explore the influence of angiostatin up-regulation on the biologic behavior of gastric cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, and the potential of angiostatin gene therapy in the treatment of human gastric cancer.
METHODS: Mouse angiostatin cDNA was subcloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1(+) and identified by restriction endonucleases digestion and sequencing. The recombinant vector pcDNA3.1(+)-angio was transfected into human gastric cancer cells SGC7901 with liposome and paralleled with the vector control and the mock control. Angiostatin transcription and protein expression were examined by RT-PCR and Western blot in the stable cell lines selected by G418. Cell proliferation and growth in vitro of the three groups were observed respectively under microscope, cell number counting and FACS. The cells overexpressing angiostatin, vector transfected and untreated were respectively implanted subcutaneously into nude mice. After 30 days the size of tumors formed was measured, and microvessel density count (MVD) in the tumor tissues was assessed by immunohistochemistry with the primary anti-vWF antibody.
RESULTS: The recombinant vector pcDNA3.1(+)-angio was confirmed with the correct sequence of mouse angiostatin under the promoter CMV. After 30 d of transfection and selection with G418, macroscopic resistant cell clones were formed in the experimental group transfected with pcDNA 3.1(+)-angio and the vector control. But no untreated cells survived in the mock control. Angiostatin mRNA transcription and protein expression were detected in the experimental group. No significant differences were observed among the three groups in cell morphology, cell growth curves and cell cycle phase distributions in vitro. However, in nude mice model, markedly inhibited tumorigenesis and slowed tumor expansion were observed in the experimental group as compared with the controls, which was paralleled with decreased microvessel density in and around tumor tissues (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Angiostatin does not directly inhibit human gastric cancer cell proliferation and growth in vitro, but exerts its anti-tumor functions through antiangiogenesis in a paracrine way in vivo.
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- Jing Wu
- Institute of Gastrointestinal Diseases Research, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shannxi Province, China.
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Nakanishi H, Mochizuki Y, Kodera Y, Ito S, Yamamura Y, Ito K, Akiyama S, Nakao A, Tatematsu M. Chemosensitivity of peritoneal micrometastases as evaluated using a green fluorescence protein (GFP)-tagged human gastric cancer cell line. Cancer Sci 2003; 94:112-8. [PMID: 12708484 PMCID: PMC11160247 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2003.tb01361.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2002] [Revised: 10/22/2002] [Accepted: 10/29/2002] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The chemosensitivity of micrometastases in the peritoneal cavity to a 5-fluorouracil derivative (TS-1) was examined with a micrometastasis model featuring a human gastric cancer cell line tagged with the green fluorescence protein (GFP) gene in nude mice. Peritoneal metastases on the omentum and mesentery could be specifically visualized even when minute or dormant and also externally monitored noninvasively under illumination with blue light from 1 day after intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of tumor cells. Metastatic deposits formed after i.p. injection of 2x10(6) tumor cells were significantly reduced by TS-1 in a dose-dependent manner (15-20 mg/kg), when it was orally administered from day 1 post-injection for 4 weeks (early administration). No such inhibition was evident after injection of 1x10(7) tumor cells. When 2x10(6) tumor cells given injection, the ascites-free period in TS-1-treated mice was significantly longer than in their untreated counterparts. Survival of TS-1-treated mice (5/15) was also significantly higher than the zero rate in controls (0/15), with 4 out of 5 surviving mice being free from peritoneal metastasis and the exception having only a few dormant metastases. In contrast, when TS-1 was administered starting from day 7 post-injection for 4 weeks (late administration), the survival and ascites-free period of the TS-1-treated mice were not significantly influenced. The results indicate that the chemosensitivity of peritoneal metastases to TS-1 is dependent on the number of i.p. tumor cells and the timing of drug administration. Peritoneal micrometastases at an early stage are most susceptible and can be effectively eliminated by oral administration of an anti-cancer agent, which leads to the longer survival and better quality of life (QOL) of the mice.
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- Hayao Nakanishi
- Division of Oncological Pathology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681.
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Menon C, Iyer M, Prabakaran I, Canter RJ, Lehr SC, Fraker DL. TNF-alpha downregulates vascular endothelial Flk-1 expression in human melanoma xenograft model. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003; 284:H317-29. [PMID: 12388254 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00971.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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High-dose TNF with melphalan has significant antitumor activity in regional perfusion of the limbs and liver in human malignancies. TNF is believed to target tumor vasculature, but the precise molecular mechanism is unknown. The present study demonstrates that TNF downregulates the VEGF receptor, fetal liver kinase-1 (Flk-1), on tumor endothelium in a human melanoma xenograft model. NIH1286 human melanoma cells were transduced with a 720-bp fragment of the human VEGF(121) gene to develop well-vascularized tumors that served as an amplified system for measuring Flk-1 expression changes. We injected 5 x 10(6) cells subcutaneously, each of two distinct single cell clones (NIH1286/3 and NIH1286/15), into athymic nude mice to produce tumors approximately 10 mm in size. Each animal then received either BSA or TNF in BSA by tail vein. Tumors harvested at different time points post-TNF were analyzed for Flk-1 mRNA and protein expression. Data obtained showed that intravascular TNF downregulated Flk-1 expression in tumor endothelial cells. This effect could contribute to the antitumor activity of TNF known to target tumor vasculature.
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- Chandrakala Menon
- Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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