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Yuan S, Wang B, Dai QQ, Zhang XN, Zhang JY, Zuo JH, Liu H, Chen ZS, Li GB, Wang S, Liu HM, Yu B. Discovery of New 4-Indolyl Quinazoline Derivatives as Highly Potent and Orally Bioavailable P-Glycoprotein Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2021; 64:14895-14911. [PMID: 34546748 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The major drawbacks of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitors at the clinical stage make the development of new P-gp inhibitors challenging and desirable. In this study, we reported our structure-activity relationship studies of 4-indolyl quinazoline, which led to the discovery of a highly effective and orally active P-gp inhibitor, YS-370. YS-370 effectively reversed multidrug resistance (MDR) to paclitaxel and colchicine in SW620/AD300 and HEK293T-ABCB1 cells. YS-370 bound directly to P-gp, did not alter expression or subcellular localization of P-gp in SW620/AD300 cells, but increased the intracellular accumulation of paclitaxel. Furthermore, YS-370 stimulated the P-gp ATPase activity and had moderate inhibition against CYP3A4. Significantly, oral administration of YS-370 in combination with paclitaxel achieved much stronger antitumor activity in a xenograft model bearing SW620/Ad300 cells than either drug alone. Taken together, our data demonstrate that YS-370 is a promising P-gp inhibitor capable of overcoming MDR and represents a unique scaffold for the development of new P-gp inhibitors.
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- Shuo Yuan
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York 11439, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Pharmacology, and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Hu X, Wang Y, Gao X, Xu S, Zang L, Xiao Y, Li Z, Hua H, Xu J, Li D. Recent Progress of Oridonin and Its Derivatives for the Treatment of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Mini Rev Med Chem 2020; 20:483-497. [PMID: 31660811 DOI: 10.2174/1389557519666191029121809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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First stage human clinical trial (CTR20150246) for HAO472, the L-alanine-(14-oridonin) ester trifluoroacetate, was conducted by a Chinese company, Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd, to develop a new treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia. Two patents, WO2015180549A1 and CN201410047904.X, covered the development of the I-type crystal, stability experiment, conversion rate research, bioavailability experiment, safety assessment, and solubility study. HAO472 hewed out new avenues to explore the therapeutic properties of oridonin derivatives and develop promising treatment of cancer originated from naturally derived drug candidates. Herein, we sought to overview recent progress of the synthetic, physiological, and pharmacological investigations of oridonin and its derivatives, aiming to disclose the therapeutic potentials and broaden the platform for the discovery of new anticancer drugs.
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- Xu Hu
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Valiant Co. Ltd., 11 Wuzhishan Road, YEDA Yantai, Shandong 264006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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Lai JI, Tseng YJ, Chen MH, Huang CYF, Chang PMH. Clinical Perspective of FDA Approved Drugs With P-Glycoprotein Inhibition Activities for Potential Cancer Therapeutics. Front Oncol 2020; 10:561936. [PMID: 33312947 PMCID: PMC7704056 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.561936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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P-glycoprotein (also known as multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1) or ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 1 (ABCB1) plays a crucial role in determining response against medications, including cancer therapeutics. It is now well established that p-glycoprotein acts as an ATP dependent pump that pumps out small molecules from cells. Ample evidence exist that show p-glycoprotein expression levels correlate with drug efficacy, which suggests the rationale for developing p-glycoprotein inhibitors for treatment against cancer. Preclinical and clinical studies have investigated this possibility, but mostly were limited by substantial toxicities. Repurposing FDA-approved drugs that have p-glycoprotein inhibition activities is therefore a potential alternative approach. In this review, we searched the Drugbank Database (https://www.drugbank.ca/drugs) and identified 98 FDA-approved small molecules that possess p-glycoprotein inhibition properties. Focusing on the small molecules approved with indications against non-cancer diseases, we query the scientific literature for studies that specifically investigate these therapeutics as cancer treatment. In light of this analysis, potential development opportunities will then be thoroughly investigated for future efforts in repositioning of non-cancer p-glycoprotein inhibitors in single use or in combination therapy for clinical oncology treatment.
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- Jiun-I Lai
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Center for Immuno-Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Immuno-Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Center for Immuno-Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Center for Immuno-Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Bertuzzi C, Paolini S, Visani G, Piccaluga PP. Daunorubicin for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2014. [DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2014.949670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Phase I/II study of clofarabine, etoposide, and mitoxantrone in patients with refractory or relapsed acute leukemia. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2014; 15:41-6. [PMID: 25085441 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2014.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clofarabine, a second-generation nucleoside analogue, was studied in combination with etoposide and mitoxantrone in acute leukemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS In the phase I portion of this study clofarabine was given 20 or 25 mg/m(2) daily for 5 days (Days 2-6) with etoposide 100 mg/m(2) from day 1 to 5 and mitoxantrone 8 mg/m(2) from day 1 to 3. The dose-limiting toxicity was myelosuppression, and dose level 1, with clofarabine 20 mg/m(2) daily for 5 days was identified as the phase 2 dose. In total, 22 patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (n = 18) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (n = 4) were treated. RESULTS Five of 22 patients (23%) achieved complete response (CR), and 3 (13%) achieved CR with incomplete platelet recovery; an overall response rate of 36%. Median overall survival was 167 days (range, 22-1327 days). For 2 patients this regimen represented an effective bridge to allogeneic stem cell transplantation. CONCLUSION Clofarabine in combination with etoposide and mitoxantrone is tolerable and shows significant activity in relapsed and refractory acute leukemia in adults.
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Massey PR, Fojo T, Bates SE. ABC Transporters: Involvement in Multidrug Resistance and Drug Disposition. CANCER DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9135-4_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Espirito Santo A, Medeiros R. Pharmacogenetic considerations for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma therapy. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2013; 9:1625-34. [PMID: 24053936 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2013.835803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Chemotherapy is the current standard treatment for hematological malignancies for both curative and palliative purposes. Unfortunately, in the current treatment scenario chemotherapy resistance is an issue that is know to lead to a relapse in cancer. The multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene is often involved in drug resistance and, so far, the best studied mechanism of resistance relates to the level of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression on cancer cells; however, correlation with single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the MDR1 gene has also been observed via a number of different mechanisms that interfere with function and expression of P-gp. AREAS COVERED This article describes the influence of P-gp expression and SNP on the MDR1 gene in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and their effect on both its risk and outcome. The authors also provide a brief summary of the more important therapeutic options, which aim to overcome this drug resistance mechanism, and discuss their known mechanisms of action. EXPERT OPINION There is evidence pertaining to an association between the outcome of NHL and P-gp expression. However, the authors emphasize the need for more studies to reinforce this evidence. Furthermore, there is a definite need for the therapeutic targets, which provide tumor cellular lines of interest, to be tested in humans, in order to better evaluate their toxicity and overall effect on the outcome. The ultimate aim of this research is to develop specifically designed therapies that are tailored to the intrinsic characteristics of specific patients.
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- Ana Espirito Santo
- Servico de OncoHematologia, Portuguese Institute of Oncology , Porto , Portugal
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O’Brien MM, Lacayo NJ, Lum BL, Kshirsagar S, Buck S, Ravindranath Y, Bernstein M, Weinstein H, Chang MN, Arceci RJ, Sikic BI, Dahl GV. Phase I study of valspodar (PSC-833) with mitoxantrone and etoposide in refractory and relapsed pediatric acute leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010; 54:694-702. [PMID: 20209646 PMCID: PMC2838930 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Valspodar, a non-immunosuppressive analog of cylosporine, is a potent P-glycoprotein (MDR1) inhibitor. As MDR1-mediated efflux of chemotherapeutic agents from leukemic blasts may contribute to drug resistance, a phase 1 study of valspodar combined with mitoxantrone and etoposide in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory leukemias was performed. PROCEDURE Patients received a valspodar-loading dose (2 mg/kg) followed by a 5-day continuous valspodar infusion (8, 10, 12.5, or 15 mg/kg/day) combined with lower than standard doses of mitoxantrone and etoposide. The valspodar dose was escalated using a standard 3 + 3 phase I design. RESULTS Twenty-one patients were evaluable for toxicity and 20 for response. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of valspodar was 12.5 mg/kg/day, combined with 50% dose-reduced mitoxantrone and etoposide. The clearance of mitoxantrone and etoposide was decreased by 64% and 60%, respectively, when combined with valspodar. Dose-limiting toxicities included stomatitis, ataxia, and bone marrow aplasia. Three of 11 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) had complete responses while no patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) had an objective response. In vitro studies demonstrated P-glycoprotein expression on the blasts of 5 of 14 patients, although only 1 had inhibition of rhodamine efflux by valspodar. CONCLUSIONS While this regimen was tolerable, responses in this heavily pretreated population were limited to a subset of patients with ALL.
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- Maureen M. O’Brien
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
,Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
,Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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P-glycoprotein actively transports structurally unrelated compounds out of cells, conferring the multidrug resistance phenotype in cancer. Tariquidar is a potent, specific, noncompetitive inhibitor of P-glycoprotein. Tariquidar inhibits the ATPase activity of P-glycoprotein, suggesting that the modulating effect is derived from the inhibition of substrate binding, inhibition of ATP hydrolysis or both. In clinical trials, tariquidar is tolerable and does not have significant pharmacokinetic interaction with chemotherapy. In patients, inhibition of P-glycoprotein has been demonstrated for 48 h after a single dose of tariquidar. Studies to assess a possible increase in toxicity of chemotherapy and the impact of P-glycoprotein inhibition on tumor response and patient outcome are ongoing. Tariquidar can be considered an ideal agent for testing the role of P-glycoprotein inhibition in cancer.
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- Elizabeth Fox
- National Cancer Institute, Pediatric Oncology Branch, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Specchia G, Pastore D, Carluccio P, Spinosa G, Giannoccaro M, Rizzi R, Mestice A, Liso V. Gemtuzumab ozogamicin with cytarabine and mitoxantrone as a third-line treatment in a poor prognosis group of adult acute myeloid leukemia patients: a single-center experience. Ann Hematol 2007; 86:425-8. [PMID: 17364181 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-007-0272-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We analyzed the safety and efficacy of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) combined with cytarabine and mitoxantrone in the treatment of 21 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (11 refractory and 10 in second relapse). Patients' median age was 52 years (range 36-68); all patients had previously been treated with anthracycline-containing regimens (daunorubicin and idarubicin). GO at a dosage of 3 mg/m2 was administered as a 2-h intravenous infusion on days 1 and 14, cytarabine at 100 mg/m2 on days 1-7, and mitoxantrone at 12 mg/m2 on days 1-3. Infusion-related events were observed in 15 of 21 (71.4%) patients. The incidence of grade 1 or 2 elevations of bilirubin and hepatic transaminases was 4 of 21 (19%) and 3 of 21 (14.2%). In response to chemotherapy, 2 of 21 (9.5%) achieved complete remission and 2 of 21 (9.5%) achieved complete remission with incomplete platelet recovery, with an overall remission rate of 4 of 21(19%); median survival of these 4 patients was 7 months. Four of 21 patients (19%) died during aplasia after chemotherapy; no veno-occlusive disease occurred. No treatment-related cardiotoxicity or cerebellar toxicity was observed. In our experience, the addition of GO to mitoxantrone and cytarabine is feasible in refractory or second relapse acute myeloid leukemia patients but yields a low response rate when used as a third-line treatment.
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- G Specchia
- Hematology Section, DAP, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
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The experience of most collaborative study groups is that the outcome for older patients has, unlike in younger patients, failed to improve over the last two decades. In addition there are a substantial number of older patients who do not enter collaborative group trials because they are not considered suitable for an intensive chemotherapy approach. During this era many combinations of chemotherapeutic agents at different dose levels have been tried. It is clear that novel agents and new approaches must be used to improve the situation, and should include options for patients who are not fit for intensive treatment. Fortunately, the increased understanding of the molecular basis and heterogeneity of the disease has fostered the development of novel agents. Chemo-resistance is a key characteristic of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in older patients and a number of randomized trials have now been completed to assess this approach. New possibilities of selectively killing leukemic cells and/or modifying toxicity are in prospect with the development of antibody directed chemotherapy in the form of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg; Wyeth, Philadelphia, PA). New drugs such as clofarabine or cloretazine are being evaluated. Molecular mechanisms, whether recognized or not, have been targeted by the use of FLT-3 and farnesyl transferase (FT) inhibitors. With several new agents to evaluate, novel approaches to trial design aimed at detecting options likely to make a useful impact are needed.
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- Alan K Burnett
- Department of Haematology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
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Olson DP, Taylor BJ, La M, Sather H, Reaman GH, Ivy SP. The prognostic significance of P-glycoprotein, multidrug resistance-related protein 1 and lung resistance protein in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective study of 295 newly diagnosed patients by the Children's Oncology Group. Leuk Lymphoma 2005; 46:681-91. [PMID: 16019505 DOI: 10.1080/10428190500032612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a phenomenon by which cells become resistant to an array of structurally unrelated chemotherapeutic agents. The prognostic value that P-glycoprotein (Pgp), multidrug resistance-related protein 1 (MRP1), and lung resistance protein (LRP) have in the setting of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is controversial. In a retrospective study, we analyzed samples obtained from 295 similarly treated pediatric ALL patients to assess whether the overexpression and/or function of these proteins at diagnosis affects outcome. Most patients (70%, 207/295) did not overexpress an MDR protein. A small number of patients expressed functional Pgp (1%, 3/295) and some overexpressed functional MRP1 (10%, 19/295), with a statistically significant number of the latter being of T-lineage as opposed to pre-B (P < 0.001). A small number of patients (2%, 6/295) also overexpressed both Pgp and MRP1. Additional patients expressed increased levels of LRP. Elevated levels of these proteins at diagnosis did not correlate with risk factors and did not predict an adverse prognosis. Life-table estimates and Kaplan-Meier plots did not show any significant differences between patients who overexpressed an MDR protein compared with those who did not, nor was any difference noted when the different MDR + groups were compared with one another. These data strongly support the conclusion that the overexpression of these functional drug efflux pumps at diagnosis does not contribute to treatment failure in pediatric ALL.
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- Douglas P Olson
- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's National Medical Center, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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Warmann SW, Heitmann H, Teichmann B, Gratz KF, Ruck P, Hunger M, Fuchs J. Effects of P-glycoprotein modulation on the chemotherapy of xenotransplanted human hepatoblastoma. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2005; 22:373-86. [PMID: 16020127 DOI: 10.1080/08880010590964192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) contributes to limited treatment results in human hepatoblastoma (HB). The MDR1 gene and its product P-glycoprotein (P-gP) has been identified as important factor in this development. In other tumors, P-gP modulation leads to a restored chemosensitivity of the cells. The aim of this study was to analyze the P-gP-modulating effects of PSC 833, a cyclosporine derivate, and verapamil on the chemotherapy of HB in vivo. HB from 2 patients were transplanted subcutaneously into nude mice NMRI (nu/nu). Animals were divided into 7 groups: Group 1 (Control); Group 2 (CDDP); Group 3 (DOXO); Group 4 (DOXO + verapamil); Group 5 (DOXO + PSC 833); Group 6 (CDDP + verapamil); and Group 7 (CDDP + PSC 833). If DOXO was administered (regardless of the combination), the dose was two times 60 mg/m2. If CDDP was administered, the dose was two times 27 mg/m2. When the chemosensitizers were administered, the doses for PSC 833 and for verapamil were four times 5 mg/kg body-weight. In the combined treatment groups the chemosensitizers were given ten minutes prior to CDDP and DOXO. Tumor volume developments and a-fetoprotein (AFP) alterations were assessed. Relative expression levels of the MDR1 gene after treatment were determined using a semiquantitative rT-PCR approach. In a mixed HB, both chemosensitizers combined with DOXO or CDDP produced a significant reduction of tumor growth (p = .0001-.00063) and AFP levels (p = .0006-.0128) compared to tumors treated with DOXO or CDDP only. Treatment results were identical to those in a less differentiated pure embryonal HB, but only in one case (DOXO + PSC 833, p = .031) significant. The chemosensitizers had no influence on the MDR1 gene expression. MDR1 modulators improve the efficiency of DOXO and CDDP treatment in xenotransplanted HB. They do not induce a further increase of drug resistance in the tumors. The data provide evidence that chemosensitizers might improve treatment results in patients with advanced or relapsed HB.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/drug effects
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Resistance, Multiple
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, MDR/drug effects
- Genes, MDR/genetics
- Hepatoblastoma/drug therapy
- Hepatoblastoma/ultrastructure
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Liver Neoplasms/ultrastructure
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Steven W Warmann
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Kolitz JE, George SL, Dodge RK, Hurd DD, Powell BL, Allen SL, Velez-Garcia E, Moore JO, Shea TC, Hoke E, Caligiuri MA, Vardiman JW, Bloomfield CD, Larson RA. Dose escalation studies of cytarabine, daunorubicin, and etoposide with and without multidrug resistance modulation with PSC-833 in untreated adults with acute myeloid leukemia younger than 60 years: final induction results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B Study 9621. J Clin Oncol 2004; 22:4290-301. [PMID: 15514371 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.11.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is strongly inhibited by PSC-833. A chemotherapy dose-escalation study was performed with PSC-833 in patients younger than 60 years with untreated acute myeloid leukemia. Clinical rather than pharmacokinetic end points were used to develop two induction therapies containing drugs susceptible to Pgp-mediated efflux and associated with comparable toxicities at the maximum-tolerated doses. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 410 patients were enrolled. Fifteen induction regimens containing variable doses of daunorubicin (DNR) and etoposide (ETOP) and fixed doses of cytarabine were evaluated with (ADEP) or without (ADE) a fixed dose of PSC-833. RESULTS Doses selected for phase III testing were DNR 90 mg/m(2) and ETOP 100 mg/m(2) in ADE, and DNR and ETOP each 40 mg/m(2) in ADEP. Intolerable mucosal toxicity occurred at higher doses of ADEP. Although the design of this study precludes direct comparisons, there was an apparent advantage for receiving ADEP with respect to disease-free and overall survival in patients < or = 45 years old, despite the significantly lower doses of DNR and ETOP given in ADEP compared with ADE. CONCLUSION A large clinical data set was used to develop induction regimens containing two drugs susceptible to Pgp-mediated efflux, with and without an inhibitor of Pgp function. The chosen doses have comparable antileukemia activity and toxicity, making them suitable for use in a phase III comparative study of induction chemotherapy for patients with acute myeloid leukemia younger than 60 years. That trial will also clarify whether patients < or = 45 years old are especially likely to benefit from Pgp inhibition during induction therapy.
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- Jonathan E Kolitz
- Don Monti Division of Oncology and Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, New York University School of Medicine, NY 11030, USA.
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Gruber A, Björkholm M, Brinch L, Evensen S, Gustavsson B, Hedenus M, Juliusson G, Löfvenberg E, Nesthus I, Simonsson B, Sjo M, Stenke L, Tangen JM, Tidefelt U, Udén AM, Paul C, Liliemark J. A phase I/II study of the MDR modulator Valspodar (PSC 833) combined with daunorubicin and cytarabine in patients with relapsed and primary refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Res 2003; 27:323-8. [PMID: 12531223 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(02)00181-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The cyclosporine analog Valspodar (PSC 833, Novartis Pharma) is a strong inhibitor of the mdr1 gene product p-glycoprotein (pgp). A phase I/II study was conducted in order to evaluate if addition of Valspodar to treatment with daunorubicin and cytarabine, given to patients with primary refractory or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia, could increase the complete remission rate.Fifty-three patients were treated in cohorts of three to six patients. Twelve patients reached a complete remission in bone marrow, five of whom also normalized their peripheral blood values. Three patients experienced treatment-related deaths from pneumonia, liver failure and cerebral hemorrhage, respectively. It is concluded that Valspodar 10 mg/kg per 24 h in combination with daunorubicin 45 mg/m(2) for 3 days and cytarabine 1 g/m(2) twice daily for 4 days is tolerable in this heavily pre-treated group of patients. Due to the moderate treatment results, the phase II part of the study was ended prematurely. The modulation of only pgp did not give an obvious improvement of the treatment results in this group of patients.
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- Astrid Gruber
- Department of Hematology, Karolinska Hospital, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- R A Larson
- Department of Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Lehne G, Sørensen DR, Tjønnfjord GE, Beiske C, Hagve TA, Rugstad HE, Clausen OPF. The cyclosporin PSC 833 increases survival and delays engraftment of human multidrug-resistant leukemia cells in xenotransplanted NOD-SCID mice. Leukemia 2002; 16:2388-94. [PMID: 12454743 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2001] [Accepted: 04/09/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Circumvention of chemoresistance in cancer may involve several modulator drugs with high affinity for the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein (Pgp), which is expressed in a number of multi-resistant malignancies. Pgp acts as a membrane efflux pump with broad substrate specificity including antineoplastic drugs and endogenous substances such as certain cytokines and sphingolipids. Therefore, the consequence of Pgp blockade could be far more complex than intracellular drug retention. In the present study exposure of the Pgp inhibitor, PSC 833 (1200 ng/ml), to Pgp expressing KG1a/200 human leukemia cells provoked cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in vitro. This finding was put to test in vivo using a xenotransplant model of KG1a/200 human cells intravenously inoculated into non-obese diabetic severe combined immunodeficient (NOD-SCID) mice. The animals were randomly allocated to receive treatment with PSC 833 (n = 32) or placebo (n = 24). PSC 833 (30 mg/kg) was subcutaneously injected six or 12 times separated by 48-96 h. The overall mean whole blood concentration of PSC 833 was 1191 +/- 60 ng/ml (s.e.m.) at 20 h after administration. Tumor engraftment was significantly reduced in the treatment group (P = 0.037), which also had prolonged survival compared to control animals (P = 0.0016). This is the first study that demonstrates antileukemic effects of a Pgp inhibitor as single agent therapy in vivo, and the present data raise the possibility of alternative exploitation of modulators in cancer chemotherapy.
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- G Lehne
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Warmann S, Göhring G, Teichmann B, Geerlings H, Fuchs J. MDR1 modulators improve the chemotherapy response of human hepatoblastoma to doxorubicin in vitro. J Pediatr Surg 2002; 37:1579-84. [PMID: 12407543 DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.36188] [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: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE P-glycoprotein, a membrane efflux pump encoded by the MDR1 gene, plays an important role in the development of multidrug resistance in human hepatoblastoma (HB). Chemosensitizers antagonize the efflux action of P-glycoprotein. This study investigates the effects of 3 chemosensitizers (the cyclosporin analogue SDZ PSC 833 (PSC 833), the acridone carboxamide derivative GG 918, and verapamil) on the chemotherapy of HB in vitro. METHODS The doxorubicin (DOXO) concentration that produces 50% growth inhibition (IC50) in a HB cell line was determined and additional effects of PSC 833, GG 918, and verapamil were investigated in a cytotoxicity assay. The MDR1 gene expression after treatment was determined in a semiquantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction approach. RESULTS The IC50 of DOXO is 2.5 microg/mL, 0.61 microg/mL for DOXO + PSC 833, 1.17 microg/mL for DOXO + verapamil, and 1.47 microg/mL for DOXO + GG 918. In combination with DOXO, cell growth was inhibited 4.1-fold by PSC 833, 2.1-fold by verapamil, and 1.9-fold by GG 918. The MDR1 gene expression was enhanced significantly in all treated cells, with and without modulator. CONCLUSIONS MDR1 modulators significantly improve the response of HB to DOXO in vitro. The combination of anticancer agents and MDR1 modulators might be a possible contribution to overcome multidrug resistance in HB.
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- Steven Warmann
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tübingen, Germany
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Phase 3 study of the multidrug resistance modulator PSC-833 in previously untreated patients 60 years of age and older with acute myeloid leukemia: Cancer and Leukemia Group B Study 9720. Blood 2002. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v100.4.1224.h81602001224_1224_1232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Cancer and Leukemia Group B conducted a phase 3 trial of the P-glycoprotein modulator PSC-833 in untreated acute myeloid leukemia patients aged 60 years and older. Patients were randomized to 1 of 2 regimens, with doses determined in a prior phase 1 study, consisting of cytarabine 100 mg/m2/d by 7-day infusion, with daunorubicin 60 mg/m2 and etoposide 100 mg/m2 daily for 3 days (ADE), or daunorubicin 40 mg/m2 and etoposide 60 mg/m2 for 3 days with PSC-833, 2.8 mg/kg over 2 hours, and then 10 mg/kg/d by 3-day infusion (ADEP). The ADEP arm was closed after randomization of 120 patients (61 to ADE and 59 to ADEP) because of excessive early mortality. Rates of complete remission, nonresponse, and death were 46%, 34%, and 20% for ADE, versus 39%, 17%, and 44% for ADEP (P = .008). Nevertheless, disease-free survival (median 7 vs 8 months; P = .38) and overall survival (approximately 33% alive at 1 year) did not differ and were similar to historical results. Although the number of patients was limited, ADE patients whose pretreatment cells exhibited PSC-833–modulated dye efflux in vitro (n = 22) had worse outcomes than those without efflux (n = 11) (complete remission, nonresponse, and death rates of 41%, 41%, and 18%, compared with 91%, 9%, and 0%; P = .03), but with ADEP outcomes were nearly identical. Moreover, for patients with PSC-833–modulated efflux, median disease-free survival was 5 months with ADE and 14 months with ADEP (P = .07). Further modulation trials in older patients must await the design of less-toxic regimens.
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Cellular resistance to a broad spectrum of natural products used as antitumor drugs is believed to be a major cause for the failure of chemotherapy. Flow cytometry has been used for monitoring the expression of drug resistance markers, determining accumulation of fluorescent drugs, and for screening of drugs that enhance chemosensitivity by blocking efflux and enhancing drug retention. This article reviews recent developments in our understanding of the multiple drug resistance phenotype and the use of flow cytometry for the study of drug efflux and its modulation in human tumor cells.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/analysis
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/immunology
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/analysis
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/physiology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacokinetics
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Cyclosporins/pharmacology
- Drug Resistance, Multiple
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Flow Cytometry/methods
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Membrane Transport Proteins
- Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2
- Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins/analysis
- Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins/physiology
- Neoplasm Proteins/analysis
- Neoplasm Proteins/immunology
- Neoplasm Proteins/physiology
- Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Neoplasms/metabolism
- Neoplasms/pathology
- Neoplastic Stem Cells/drug effects
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Vault Ribonucleoprotein Particles/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Awtar Krishan
- Radiation Oncology Department, University of Miami Medical School, Division of Experimental Therapeutics (R-71), P.O. Box 01690, Miami, FL 33101, USA.
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Kappelmayer J, Karászi E, Telek B, Jakab K. "Pros and cons" on how to measure multidrug resistance in leukemias. Leuk Lymphoma 2002; 43:711-7. [PMID: 12153155 DOI: 10.1080/10428190290016791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Drug resistance is one of the most significant challenges in the treatment of various types of malignancies, however most of the experimental and clinical data in multidrug resistance (MDR) has been obtained in leukemias. MDR is the term that describes innate or acquired resistance of tumor cells to a wide range of anticancer drugs. As its presence determines treatment outcome in several forms of leukemias, it is imperative that clinical laboratories provide the most useful data on its expression. Here, a brief review is provided on the pathomechanism and diagnostics of MDR. From the diagnostic point of view it is fortunate that MDR proteins display similar effluxing activity towards many dissimilar agents some of which can be used in fluorescent assays. These tests mimic the real clinical problem i.e. the extrusion activity of MDR proteins towards xenobiotics. Thus, we believe that functional assays when carried out in a standardized way and particularly combined with labeling for various surface markers can be recommended as a front-line test in MDR measurement.
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- János Kappelmayer
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology, Budapest, Hungary.
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Recent publications in hematological oncology. Hematol Oncol 2002. [PMID: 11921016 DOI: 10.1002/hon.690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Shabbits JA, Krishna R, Mayer LD. Molecular and pharmacological strategies to overcome multidrug resistance. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2001; 1:585-94. [PMID: 12113091 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.1.4.585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Multidrug resistance is a major obstacle to the effective treatment of cancer. Despite vast improvements in our understanding of the mechanisms of drug resistance, relatively few significant advances have been made towards effectively circumventing it in a clinical setting. The ability to modulate multidrug resistance has been complicated by the fact that many human tumors simultaneously exhibit multiple resistance mechanisms. In order to effectively overcome multidrug resistance it will be necessary to design new strategies that combine multiple modulating agents and approaches. This review provides an overview of the major causes of multidrug resistance and summarizes many of the current approaches being taken to overcome it. We also describe how liposomal drug delivery systems can be utilized to aid in achieving these goals.
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- J A Shabbits
- Department of Advanced Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4E6, Canada
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Liu Y, Lillehei K, Cobb WN, Christians U, Ng KY. Overcoming MDR by ultrasound-induced hyperthermia and P-glycoprotein modulation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 289:62-8. [PMID: 11708777 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We assessed the effects of combining ultrasound-induced hyperthermia (USHT) with the P-glycoprotein modulator PSC 833 on cellular retention and cytotoxicity of rhodamine 123 (R123) and doxorubicin in the parent and multidrug resistance (MDR) variants of two human cancer lines. USHT significantly increased cellular uptake of R123 and doxorubicin. Without PSC 833, release of R123 and doxorubicin from both USHT-treated and untreated cells was rapid. As expected, PSC 833 (0.5 microM) only slowed their release into the MDR lines. Interestingly, despite the differences in their starting amounts, PSC 833 was effective in prolonging R123 and doxorubicin release from both USHT-treated and untreated MDR cells. PSC 833 did not augment the cytotoxicity of doxorubicin in parent lines but did cause a significant increase in cytotoxicity of doxorubicin in the MDR lines. However, the combined effect of USHT and PSC 833 on cytotoxicity of doxorubicin far exceeded that produced by USHT or PSC 833 alone.
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- Y Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
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