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Kumari S, Bhattacharya D, Rangaraj N, Chakarvarty S, Kondapi AK, Rao NM. Aurora kinase B siRNA-loaded lactoferrin nanoparticles potentiate the efficacy of temozolomide in treating glioblastoma. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2018; 13:2579-2596. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2018-0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Aim: To investigate the efficacy of lactoferrin nanoparticles (LfNPs) in delivering siRNA across the blood–brain barrier to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and with an additional objective of potentiation of conventional temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. Methods: Aurora kinase B (AKB) siRNA-loaded nanoparticles (AKB–LfNPs) were prepared with milk protein, lactoferrin, by water in oil emulsion method. AKB–LfNPs were tested in cell lines and in GBM orthotopic mouse model with and without TMZ treatment. Results: AKB silencing, cytotoxicity and cell cycle arrest by these LfNPs were shown to be effective on GL261 cells. Tumor growth was significantly lower in AKB–LfNPs alone and in combination with TMZ treated mice and increased the survival by 2.5-times. Conclusion: Treatment of AKB–LfNPs to GBM mice improves life expectancy and has potential to combine with conventional chemotherapy.
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- Sonali Kumari
- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 046, Telangana State, India
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, Telangana State, India
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- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, Telangana State, India
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- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 046, Telangana State, India
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, Telangana State, India
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Golden EB, Cho HY, Jahanian A, Hofman FM, Louie SG, Schönthal AH, Chen TC. Chloroquine enhances temozolomide cytotoxicity in malignant gliomas by blocking autophagy. Neurosurg Focus 2014; 37:E12. [DOI: 10.3171/2014.9.focus14504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In a recent clinical trial, patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme benefited from chloroquine (CQ) in combination with conventional therapy (resection, temozolomide [TMZ], and radiation therapy). In the present study, the authors report the mechanism by which CQ enhances the therapeutic efficacy of TMZ to aid future studies aimed at improving this therapeutic regimen.
Methods
Using in vitro and in vivo experiments, the authors determined the mechanism by which CQ enhances TMZ cytotoxicity. They focused on the inhibition-of-autophagy mechanism of CQ by knockdown of the autophagy-associated proteins or treatment with autophagy inhibitors. This mechanism was tested using an in vivo model with subcutaneously implanted U87MG tumors from mice treated with CQ in combination with TMZ.
Results
Knockdown of the autophagy-associated proteins (GRP78 and Beclin) or treatment with the autophagy inhibitor, 3-methyl adenine (3-MA), blocked autophagosome formation and reduced CQ cytotoxicity, suggesting that autophagosome accumulation precedes CQ-induced cell death. In contrast, blocking autophagosome formation with knockdown of GRP78 or treatment with 3-MA enhanced TMZ cytotoxicity, suggesting that the autophagy pathway protects from TMZ-induced cytotoxicity. CQ in combination with TMZ significantly increased the amounts of LC3B-II (a marker for autophagosome levels), CHOP/GADD-153, and cleaved PARP (a marker for apoptosis) over those with untreated or individual drug-treated glioma cells. These molecular mechanisms seemed to take place in vivo as well. Subcutaneously implanted U87MG tumors from mice treated with CQ in combination with TMZ displayed higher levels of CHOP/GADD-153 than did untreated or individual drug-treated tumors.
Conclusions
Taken together, these results demonstrate that CQ blocks autophagy and triggers endoplasmic reticulum stress, thereby increasing the chemosensitivity of glioma cells to TMZ.
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- Encouse B. Golden
- 1Department of Radiation Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; and
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- 4Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, and
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- 5Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- 4Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, and
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Lutein is a carotenoid pigment present in fruits and vegetables that has anti-inflammatory and antitumor properties. In this study, we examined the effect of lutein on proliferation and survival-associated genes in prostate cancer (PC-3) cells. We found that in vitro culture of PC-3 cells with lutein induced mild decrease in proliferation that improved in combination treatment with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonists and other chemotherapeutic agents. Flow cytometry analyses showed that lutein improved drug-induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in prostate cancer. Gene array and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analyses showed that lutein altered the expression of growth and apoptosis-associated biomarker genes in PC-3 cells. These findings highlight that lutein modulates the expression of growth and survival-associated genes in prostate cancer cells.
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- Mohamed M Rafi
- 1 Department of Food Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Ballesta A, Zhou Q, Zhang X, Lv H, Gallo JM. Multiscale design of cell-type-specific pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic models for personalized medicine: application to temozolomide in brain tumors. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol 2014; 3:e112. [PMID: 24785551 DOI: 10.1038/psp.2014.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Optimizing anticancer therapeutics needs to account for variable drug responses in heterogeneous cell populations within the tumor as well as in organs of toxicity. To address cell heterogeneity, we propose a multiscale modeling approach—from in vitro to preclinical and clinical studies—to develop cell-type–specific pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) models. A physiologically based mechanistic modeling approach integrating data from aqueous solutions, U87 glioma cells, mice, and cancer patients was utilized to characterize the brain disposition of temozolomide (TMZ), the cornerstone of chemotherapy against glioblastoma multiforme. The final model represented intracellular normal brain and brain tumor compartments in which TMZ pH-dependent conversion to the DNA-alkylating species leads to the formation of DNA adducts that serve as an entry point for a PD model. This multiscale protocol can be extended to account for TMZ PK-PD in different cell populations, thus providing a critical tool to personalize TMZ-based chemotherapy on a cell-type–specific basis.
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Wu W, Feng S, Wang Y, Wang N, Hao H, Wu R. Systems mapping of genes controlling chemotherapeutic drug efficiency for cancer stem cells. Drug Discov Today 2014; 19:1125-30. [PMID: 24397982 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 11/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cancer can be controlled effectively by using chemotherapeutic drugs to inhibit cancer stem cells, but there is considerable inter-patient variability regarding how these cells respond to drug intervention. Here, we describe a statistical framework for mapping genes that control tumor responses to chemotherapeutic drugs as well as the efficacy of treatments in arresting tumor growth. The framework integrates the mathematical aspects of the cancer stem cell hypothesis into genetic association studies, equipped with a capacity to quantify the magnitude and pattern of genetic effects on the kinetic decline of cancer stem cells in response to therapy. By quantifying how specific genes and their interactions govern drug response, the model provides essential information to tailor personalized drugs for individual patients.
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- Weimiao Wu
- Center for Computational Biology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Center for Computational Biology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Center for Statistical Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Center for Statistical Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Center for Statistical Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Center for Computational Biology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Center for Statistical Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Michels J, Vitale I, Saparbaev M, Castedo M, Kroemer G. Predictive biomarkers for cancer therapy with PARP inhibitors. Oncogene 2014; 33:3894-907. [PMID: 24037533 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have raised high expectations for the treatment of multiple malignancies. PARP inhibitors, which can be used as monotherapies or in combination with DNA-damaging agents, are particularly efficient against tumors with defects in DNA repair mechanisms, in particular the homologous recombination pathway, for instance due to BRCA mutations. Thus, deficient DNA repair provides a framework for the success of PARP inhibitors in medical oncology. Here, we review encouraging results obtained in recent clinical trials investigating the safety and efficacy of PARP inhibitors as anticancer agents. We discuss emerging mechanisms of regulation of homologous recombination and how inhibition of DNA repair might be used in cancer therapy. We surmise that the identification of patients that are likely to benefit from PARP inhibition will improve the clinical use of PARP inhibitors in a defined target population. Thus, we will place special emphasis on biomarker discovery.
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Rafi MM, Kanakasabai S, Reyes MD, Bright JJ. Lycopene modulates growth and survival associated genes in prostate cancer. J Nutr Biochem 2013; 24:1724-34. [PMID: 23746934 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2013.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lycopene is a fat soluble red-orange carotenoid pigment present in tomato that reduces the risk for prostate cancer, a common malignancy among men. However, the mechanism by which lycopene attenuates prostate cancer is not fully defined. In this study we examined the effect of lycopene on proliferation, survival, and biomarker gene expression in prostate cancer (PC-3) cells in culture. WST-1 assay showed that lycopene induces a biphasic effect on PC-3 cells with a modest increase in proliferation at 1-5 μM, no change at 10-25 μM and a decrease at 50-100 μM doses in culture. Interestingly, combination treatment with lycopene induced anti-proliferative effect of Temozolomide on PC-3 cells. Lycopene also augmented the anti-proliferative effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonists, but not Doxorubicin or Taxol, in prostate cancer. Flow cytometry analyses showed that lycopene, in combination with chemotherapeutic agents and PPARγ agonists, induced modest cell cycle arrest with significant increase in cell death by apoptosis and necrosis on prostate cancer. Gene array and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analyses showed that lycopene alters the expression of growth and apoptosis associated biomarkers in PC-3 cells. These findings highlight that lycopene attenuates prostate cancer by modulating the expression of growth and survival associated genes.
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- Mohamed M Rafi
- Department of Food Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ08901, USA
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Medeiros BC, Kohrt HE, Gotlib J, Coutre SE, Zhang B, Arber DA, Zehnder JL. Tailored temozolomide therapy according to MGMT methylation status for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 2012; 87:45-50. [PMID: 22052619 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Temozolomide sensitivity is determined by methylation of the O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter. This study assessed whether the temozolomide dose can be tailored by MGMT promoter status and whether protracted, low-dose temozolomide can "prime" blasts in patients with unmethylated MGMT (unMGMT). Elderly patients with high-risk AML were stratified by MGMT methylation. Patients with methylated MGMT (mMGMT) received temozolomide 200 mg/m(2) orally for 7 days every 4 weeks, while patients with unMGMT received temozolomide 100 mg/m(2) orally for 14 days followed by 200 mg/m(2) orally for 7 days every 6weeks. Of 36 patients (median age, 75 years), 31 (86%) had an unMGMT promoter. Overall response rate for the entire cohort was 36%. Patients with mMGMT and unMGMT had similar response rates (40% vs. 29%). Median duration of response and overall survival (OS) among responders were 29 and 35 weeks, respectively. Induction deaths (ID) occurred in 25% of patients, mostly caused by disease progression. Hematological toxicities were the most common adverse event. Toxicities were similar between patients on conventional versus protracted schedules. High HCT-CI scores were predictive of lower CR rate, higher ID, and shorter OS, while bone marrow blast count <50% at screening predicted for improved responses. Temozolomide, dosed according to MGMT methylation status, demonstrated modest clinical activity in elderly patients with AML, especially in those presenting with fewer comorbidities and low disease burden. The trial was registered on www.ClinicalTrials.gov as #NCT00611247.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating/therapeutic use
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- DNA Methylation
- Dacarbazine/adverse effects
- Dacarbazine/analogs & derivatives
- Dacarbazine/therapeutic use
- Female
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/mortality
- Male
- O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase/genetics
- Prognosis
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Survival Analysis
- Temozolomide
- Treatment Outcome
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- Bruno C Medeiros
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA.
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Perry JR, Bélanger K, Mason WP, Fulton D, Kavan P, Easaw J, Shields C, Kirby S, Macdonald DR, Eisenstat DD, Thiessen B, Forsyth P, Pouliot JF. Phase II Trial of Continuous Dose-Intense Temozolomide in Recurrent Malignant Glioma: RESCUE Study. J Clin Oncol 2010; 28:2051-7. [PMID: 20308655 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.26.5520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Concomitant temozolomide (TMZ)/radiotherapy followed by adjuvant TMZ has increased survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). However, few options are effective for patients who experience treatment failure. We conducted a multicenter, phase II study to assess the efficacy and safety of continuous dose-intense TMZ for recurrent GBM. Patients and Methods Patients with malignant glioma at progression after standard TMZ 150 to 200 mg/m2 × 5 days in a 28-day cycle for three or more cycles were stratified by tumor type (anaplastic glioma group A, GBM, group B). Ninety-one patients with GBM were prospectively divided into three groups (early [B1], extended [B2], and rechallenge [B3]) according to the timing of progression during adjuvant therapy. All patients received continuous dose-intense TMZ 50 mg/m2/d for up to 1 year or until progression occurred. Response was assessed by using RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors). Results A total of 116 of 120 patients were evaluable for efficacy. For patients with GBM, 6-month progression-free survival (PFS) was 23.9% (B1, 27.3%; B2, 7.4%; B3, 35.7%). One-year survival from time of study entry was 27.3%, 14.8%, and 28.6% for the B1, B2 and B3 groups, respectively. For patients with anaplastic glioma, 6-month PFS was 35.7%; 1-year survival was 60.7%. The most common grades 3 and 4 nonhematologic toxicities were nausea/vomiting (6.7%) and fatigue (5.8%). Grades 3 and 4 hematologic toxicities were uncommon. Conclusion Rechallenge with continuous dose-intense TMZ 50 mg/m2/d is a valuable therapeutic option for patients with recurrent GBM. Patients who experience progression during the first six cycles of conventional adjuvant TMZ therapy or after a treatment-free interval get the most benefit from therapy.
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- James R. Perry
- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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- From the Odette Cancer Centre and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto; London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario; Hôpital Notre-Dame; Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City; Schering-Plough Canada, Kirkland, Quebec; Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton; Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Wierzbicka-hainaut E, Sassolas B, Mourey L, Guillot B, Bedane C, Guillet G, Tourani JM. Temozolomide and cisplatin combination in naive patients with metastatic cutaneous melanoma: results of a phase II multicenter trial. Melanoma Res 2010; 20:141-6. [DOI: 10.1097/cmr.0b013e3283350578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhachkina A, Liu M, Sun X, Amegayibor FS, Lee JK. Gas-Phase Thermochemical Properties of the Damaged Base O6-Methylguanine versus Adenine and Guanine. J Org Chem 2009; 74:7429-40. [DOI: 10.1021/jo901479m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Anna Zhachkina
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
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In our previous phase I study of temozolomide in patients with acute leukemia, temozolomide was well tolerated and demonstrated significant anti-leukemic activity. The maximum tolerated dose was 200 mg/m2/d for 7 days, repeated approximately every 5-6 weeks. In the current study, we evaluated the same dose of temozolomide in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. Fourteen patients received 19 courses of temozolomide. The median age was 71 years. In this study, treatment was poorly tolerated with patients requiring admission in 9 of 19 courses. Toxicity included worsening cytopenias, neutropenic fever, and exacerbation of cardiac disease, the latter due to worsening anemia. An unusual finding was the development of leukocytoclastic vasculitis in 4 patients. There were no formal responses to therapy. The current schedule of temozolomide is not efficacious in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.
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- Karen Seiter
- Zalmen A. Arlin Cancer Institute, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
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- Francis J Giles
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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Seiter K, Katragadda S, Ponce D, Rasul M, Ahmed N. Temozolomide and cisplatin in relapsed/refractory acute leukemia. J Hematol Oncol 2009; 2:21. [PMID: 19463179 PMCID: PMC2694825 DOI: 10.1186/1756-8722-2-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2009] [Accepted: 05/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Cisplatin depletes MGMT and increases the sensitivity of leukemia cells to temozolomide. We performed a phase I study of cisplatin and temozolomide in patients with relapsed and refractory acute leukemia. Fifteen patients had AML, 3 had ALL, and 2 had biphenotypic leukemia. The median number of prior chemotherapy regimens was 3 (1–5). Treatment was well tolerated up to the maximal doses of temozolomide 200 mg/m2/d times 7 days and cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1. There was one complete remission in this heavily pretreated patient population. Five of 20 (25%) patients demonstrated a significant reduction in bone marrow blasts.
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- Karen Seiter
- Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
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Dimitri A, Burns JA, Broyde S, Scicchitano DA. Transcription elongation past O6-methylguanine by human RNA polymerase II and bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:6459-71. [PMID: 18854351 PMCID: PMC2582612 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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O6-Methylguanine (O6-meG) is a major mutagenic, carcinogenic and cytotoxic DNA adduct produced by various endogenous and exogenous methylating agents. We report the results of transcription past a site-specifically modified O6-meG DNA template by bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase and human RNA polymerase II. These data show that O6-meG partially blocks T7 RNA polymerase and human RNA polymerase II elongation. In both cases, the sequences of the truncated transcripts indicate that both polymerases stop precisely at the damaged site without nucleotide incorporation opposite the lesion, while extensive misincorporation of uracil is observed in the full-length RNA. For both polymerases, computer models suggest that bypass occurs only when O6-meG adopts an anti conformation around its glycosidic bond, with the methyl group in the proximal orientation; in contrast, blockage requires the methyl group to adopt a distal conformation. Furthermore, the selection of cytosine and uracil partners opposite O6-meG is rationalized with modeled hydrogen-bonding patterns that agree with experimentally observed O6-meG:C and O6-meG:U pairing schemes. Thus, in vitro, O6-meG contributes substantially to transcriptional mutagenesis. In addition, the partial blockage of RNA polymerase II suggests that transcription-coupled DNA repair could play an auxiliary role in the clearance of this lesion.
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- Alexandra Dimitri
- Department of Biology, New York University, 1009 Silver Center, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY 10003, USA
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Horton TM, Thompson PA, Berg SL, Adamson PC, Ingle AM, Dolan ME, Delaney SM, Hedge M, Weiss HL, Wu MF, Blaney SM. Phase I pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of temozolomide in pediatric patients with refractory or recurrent leukemia: a Children's Oncology Group Study. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:4922-8. [PMID: 17971589 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.12.0667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and mechanisms of temozolomide resistance in children with relapsed or refractory leukemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Cohorts of three to six patients received 200 or 260 mg/m2/d of temozolomide by mouth daily for 5 days every 28 days. Toxicities, clinical response, and pharmacokinetics were evaluated. Pretreatment leukemia cell O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) activity, tumor and plasma MGMT promoter methylation, and microsatellite instability (MSI) were examined in 14 of 16 study patients and in tissue bank samples from children with acute leukemia not treated with temozolomide (MGMT, n = 67; MSI, n = 65). RESULTS Sixteen patients (nine female, seven male; acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL], n = 8; acute myeloid leukemia [AML], n = 8), median age 11 years (range, 1 to 19 years), received either 200 mg/m2/d (nine enrolled, three assessable for toxicity) or 260 mg/m2/d (seven enrolled, three assessable for toxicity) of temozolomide. Temozolomide was well tolerated and no dose-limiting toxicities occurred. The mean clearance of temozolomide was 107 mL/min/m2, with a volume of distribution of 20 L/m2 and half-life of 109 minutes. MGMT activity in leukemia cells was quite variable and was highest in patients with relapsed ALL. Only one patient had MSI. Two patients had a partial response. Both of these patients had no detectable MGMT activity; both also had methylated MGMT promoters and were MSI stable. CONCLUSION Temozolomide was well tolerated at doses as high as 260 mg/m2/d for 5 days in children with relapsed or refractory leukemia. Increased MGMT activity may account for the temozolomide resistance in children with relapsed leukemia. Leukemia cell MGMT activity was higher in pediatric ALL than AML (P < .0001).
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- Terzah M Horton
- Texas Children's Cancer Center/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Giles F, Rizzieri D, Karp J, Vey N, Ravandi F, Faderl S, Khan KD, Verhoef G, Wijermans P, Advani A, Roboz G, Kantarjian H, Bilgrami SFA, Ferrant A, Daenen SMGJ, Karsten V, Cahill A, Albitar M, Mufti G, O'Brien S. Cloretazine (VNP40101M), a Novel Sulfonylhydrazine Alkylating Agent, in Patients Age 60 Years or Older With Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:25-31. [PMID: 17146105 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.07.0961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PurposeCloretazine (VNP40101M) is a sulfonylhydrazine alkylating agent with significant antileukemia activity. A multicenter phase II study of cloretazine was conducted in patients 60 years of age or older with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).Patients and MethodsCloretazine 600 mg/m2was administered as a single intravenous infusion. Patients were stratified by age, performance score, cytogenetic risk category, type of AML, and comorbidity.ResultsOne hundred four patients, median age 72 years (range, 60 to 84 years), were treated on study. Performance status was 2 in 31 patients (30%) and no patient had a favorable karyotype. Forty-seven patients (45%) had cardiac disease, 25 patients (24%) had hepatic disease, and 19 patients (18%) had pulmonary disease, defined as per the Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation–Specific Comorbidity Index, at study entry. The overall response rate was 32%, with 29 patients (28%) achieving complete response (CR) and four patients (4%) achieving CR with incomplete platelet recovery. Response rates in 44 de novo AML patients, 45 secondary AML patients, and 15 high-risk MDS patients were 50%, 11%, and 40%, respectively. Response by cytogenetic risk category was 39% in 56 patients with intermediate cytogenetic risk and 24% in 46 patients with unfavorable cytogenetic risk. Nineteen (18%) patients died within 30 days of receiving cloretazine therapy. Median overall survival was 94 days, with a 1-year survival of 14%; the median duration of survival was 147 days, with a 1-year survival of 28% for those who achieved CR.ConclusionCloretazine has significant activity and modest extramedullary toxicity in elderly patients with AML or high-risk MDS. Response rates remain consistent despite increasing age and comorbidity.
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- Francis Giles
- The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Leukemia, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Mirzoeva OK, Kawaguchi T, Pieper RO. The Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 complex interacts with the mismatch repair system and contributes to temozolomide-induced G2 arrest and cytotoxicity. Mol Cancer Ther 2006; 5:2757-66. [PMID: 17121922 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The chemotherapeutic agent temozolomide produces O(6)-methylguanine (O6MG) in DNA, which triggers futile DNA mismatch repair, DNA double-strand breaks (DSB), G(2) arrest, and ultimately cell death. Because the protein complex consisting of Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN complex) plays a key role in DNA damage detection and signaling, we asked if this complex also played a role in the cellular response to temozolomide. Temozolomide exposure triggered the assembly of MRN complex into chromatin-associated nuclear foci. MRN foci formed significantly earlier than gamma-H2AX and 53BP1 foci that assembled in response to temozolomide-induced DNA DSBs. MRN foci formation was suppressed in cells that incurred lower levels of temozolomide-induced O6MG lesions and/or had decreased mismatch repair capabilities, suggesting that the MRN foci formed not in response to temozolomide-induced DSB but rather in response to mismatch repair processing of mispaired temozolomide-induced O6MG lesions. Consistent with this idea, the MRN foci colocalized with those of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (a component of the mismatch repair complex), and the MRN complex component Nbs1 coimmunoprecipitated with the mismatch repair protein Mlh1 specifically in response to temozolomide treatment. Furthermore, small inhibitory RNA-mediated suppression of Mre11 levels decreased temozolomide-induced G(2) arrest and cytotoxicity in a manner comparable to that achieved by suppression of mismatch repair. These data show that temozolomide-induced O6MG lesions, acted upon by the mismatch repair system, drive formation of the MRN complex foci and the interaction of this complex with the mismatch repair machinery. The MRN complex in turn contributes to the control of temozolomide-induced G(2) arrest and cytotoxicity, and as such is an additional determining factor in glioma sensitivity to DNA methylating chemotherapeutic drugs such as temozolomide.
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- Olga K Mirzoeva
- UCSF Cancer Center, The University of California-San Francisco, Room N219, 2340 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115-0875.
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Giles F, Verstovsek S, Thomas D, Gerson S, Cortes J, Faderl S, Ferrajoli A, Ravandi F, Kornblau S, Garcia-Manero G, Jabbour E, O'Brien S, Karsten V, Cahill A, Yee K, Albitar M, Sznol M, Kantarjian H. Phase I study of cloretazine (VNP40101M), a novel sulfonylhydrazine alkylating agent, combined with cytarabine in patients with refractory leukemia. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 11:7817-24. [PMID: 16278404 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-1070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Cloretazine (VNP40101M) is a novel sulfonylhydrazine alkylating agent with significant antileukemia activity. A phase I study of cloretazine combined with cytarabine (1-beta-d-arabinofuranosylcytosine, ara-C) was conducted in patients with refractory disease. DESIGN Ara-C was given i.v. at a fixed dose of 1.5 gm/m(2)/d by continuous infusion for 4 days (patients ages <65 years at time of diagnosis) or 3 days (patients ages > or =65 years). Cloretazine was given i.v. over 15 to 60 minutes on day 2 at a starting dose of 200 mg/m(2), with escalation in 100 mg/m(2) increments in cohorts of three to six patients until a maximum tolerated dose was established. The DNA repair enzyme O(6)-alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) was measured at baseline. RESULTS Forty patients, including 32 with acute myeloid leukemia, received 47 courses of treatment. Complete responses were seen at cloretazine dose levels of > or =400 mg/m(2) in 10 of 37 (27%) evaluable patients, and in this patient subset, AGT activity was significantly lower in patients that responded to treatment than in patients who did not (P < or = 0.027). Dose-limiting toxicities (gastrointestinal and myelosuppression) were seen with 500 and 600 mg/m(2) of cloretazine combined with the 4-day ara-C schedule but not seen with the 3-day schedule. CONCLUSION The recommended cloretazine dose schedule for future studies is 600 mg/m(2) combined with 1.5 gm/m(2)/d continuous infusion of ara-C for 3 days. The cloretazine and ara-C regimen has significant antileukemic activity. AGT activity may be a predictor of response to cloretazine.
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- Francis Giles
- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA.
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Malignant gliomas, including the most common subtype, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), are among the most devastating of neoplasms. Their aggressive infiltration in the CNS typically produces progressive and profound disability--ultimately leading to death in nearly all cases. Improvement in outcome has been elusive despite decades of intensive clinical and laboratory research. Surgery and radiotherapy, the traditional cornerstones of therapy, provide palliative benefit, while the value of chemotherapy has been marginal and controversial. Limited delivery and tumor heterogeneity are two fundamental factors that have critically hindered therapeutic progress. A novel chemoradiotherapy approach, consisting of temozolomide administered concurrently during radiotherapy followed by adjuvant systemic temozolomide, has recently demonstrated a meaningful, albeit modest, improvement in overall survival for newly diagnosed GBM patients. As cell-signaling alterations linked to the development and progression of gliomas are being increasingly elucidated, targeted therapies have rapidly entered preclinical and clinical evaluation. Responses to therapies that function via DNA damage have been associated with specific mediators of resistance that may also be subject to targeted therapies. Other approaches include novel locoregional delivery techniques to overcome barriers of delivery. The simultaneous development of multiple advanced therapies based on specific tumor biology may finally offer glioma patients improved survival.
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- David A Reardon
- Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Giles F, Thomas D, Garcia-Manero G, Faderl S, Cortes J, Verstovsek S, Ferrajoli A, Jeha S, Beran M, Koller C, Andreeff M, Cahill A, Clairmont C, Sznol M, Kantarjian H. A Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Study of VNP40101M, a Novel Sulfonylhydrazine Alkylating Agent, in Patients with Refractory Leukemia. Clin Cancer Res 2004; 10:2908-17. [PMID: 15131024 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-03-0738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE VNP40101M is a novel sulfonylhydrazine alkylating agent with broad antitumor activity in animal models. As alkylating agents are important antileukemia drugs, a Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of VNP40101M was conducted in patients with refractory or relapsed leukemias or poor-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN VNP40101M was given as a single i.v. infusion over 15-70 min on day 1. Courses were repeated every 4 weeks according to antileukemic activity. The starting dose of 220 mg/m(2) was escalated by approximately 33% in cohorts of 3-6 patients until a maximum-tolerated dose was established. One additional cohort was treated with the maximum-tolerated dose divided over days 1 and 8. RESULTS Thirty-eight patients, including 28 with acute myeloid leukemia and 5 with MDS, received 52 courses of treatment. Nondose-limiting, reversible infusion-related toxicities were the most frequent adverse event, occurring in 24 (63%) patients on the first course. Dose escalation was terminated at 708 mg/m(2) for prolonged myelosuppression in 1 of 7 patients, and 600 mg/m(2) was selected as the recommended Phase II dose, with no significant extramedullary toxicity at this dose level. Two patients, 1 with MDS treated with 300 mg/m(2) and 1 with acute myeloid leukemia treated with 600 mg/m(2), achieved complete remission. CONCLUSIONS VNP40101M had significant antileukemic activity and minimal extramedullary toxicity in patients with relapsed or refractory disease.
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- Francis Giles
- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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PURPOSE To determine the dose-limiting toxicity and maximum-tolerated dose of temozolomide in patients with acute leukemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty patients (16 with acute myelogenous leukemia, two with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and two with chronic myelogenous leukemia in blastic phase) received 43 cycles of temozolomide. Patients began treatment at two different dose levels: 200 mg/m(2)/d for 7 days or 200 mg/m(2)/d for 9 days. RESULTS Prolonged aplasia was the dose-limiting toxicity, and the maximum-tolerated dose was 7 days of temozolomide. Overall treatment was well tolerated: hospitalization was required in only nine of 43 courses, and there were no treatment-related deaths. Two patients obtained a complete response, and two others met criteria for complete response except for platelet recovery. Overall, nine of 20 patients had a significant decrease in bone marrow blasts after temozolomide treatment. CONCLUSION Temozolomide was well tolerated and had significant antileukemic activity when administered as a single agent. Further studies of temozolomide in hematologic malignancies are indicated.
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- Karen Seiter
- Department of Medicine, Zalmen A. Arlin Cancer Institute, Munger Pavilion Room 250, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
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Chowdhury SK, Laudicina D, Blumenkrantz N, Wirth M, Alton KB. An LC/MS/MS method for the quantitation of MTIC (5-(3-N-methyltriazen-1-yl)-imidazole-4-carboxamide), a bioconversion product of temozolomide, in rat and dog plasma. J Pharm Biomed Anal 1999; 19:659-68. [PMID: 10698531 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(98)00198-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A sensitive and selective HPLC/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric (LC/ESI/MS/MS) method for the quantitative determination of MTIC (5-(3-N-methyltriazen-1-yl)-imidazole-4-carboxamide), a pharmacologically active hydrolysis product of temozolomide, was developed and validated over a linear range from 10 to 400 ng ml(-1) in dog plasma and from 10 to 500 ng ml(-1) in rat plasma. This HPLC method utilized small plasma volumes (70 microl), rapid sample processing, and isocratic elusion conditions to achieve sensitive and selective MS/MS detection. Samples were processed and analyzed one at a time every 4.5 min in order to compensate for the inherent instability of MTIC. Both MTIC and the internal standard DTIC [5-(3,3'-N,N'-dimethyltriazen-1-yl)-imidazole-4-carboxamide] were quantitated in the positive ion, selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode. The lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) was 10 ng ml(-1) in the plasma from both species. Inter-assay accuracy and precision of all calibration standards and quality control (QC) samples were within +/- 11 and 12%, respectively, with the exception of the LLOQ in rat plasma (17%). The validated method was used to determine the time dependent plasma concentration of MTIC in rats and dogs following a single oral dose of temozolomide. The standard curve and the quality control data indicate that the method performed acceptably throughout the sample analysis period.
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- S K Chowdhury
- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Department, Schering Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA.
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D'Incalci M, Bonfanti M, Pifferi A, Mascellani E, Tagliabue G, Berger D, Fiebig HH. The antitumour activity of alkylating agents is not correlated with the levels of glutathione, glutathione transferase and O6-alkylguanine-DNA-alkyltransferase of human tumour xenografts. EORTC SPG and PAMM Groups. Eur J Cancer 1998; 34:1749-55. [PMID: 9893664 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(98)00191-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Twenty-three human xenografts, including five colon, five gastric, nine lung (three small cell lung cancer) and four breast carcinomas, were investigated for their sensitivity to nitrosoureas, dacarbazine (DTIC), cyclophosphamide (CTX) and cisplatin (DDP). In 12 cases, at least one of the drugs produced complete or partial remission, in 2, a minor regression was observed and in the other 9, treatment was ineffective. The level of sensitivity to each drug, using a score from 1 to 5, was correlated to three biochemical parameters reported to be involved in resistance to alkylating agents: glutathione (GSH), glutathione transferase (GST) and O6-alkylguanine-DNA-alkyltransferase (AGT). A wide variability was found in these parameters in the xenografts investigated. No correlation was found between any of the three parameters and sensitivity to the drugs used or between sensitivity to one drug and to any of the other drugs tested. These results illustrate the complexity of the question of resistance to alkylating agents and indicate that, at least in xenografts, the biochemical parameters examined are not predictive of response to alkylating agents.
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- M D'Incalci
- Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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Newlands ES, Stevens MF, Wedge SR, Wheelhouse RT, Brock C. Temozolomide: a review of its discovery, chemical properties, pre-clinical development and clinical trials. Cancer Treat Rev 1997; 23:35-61. [PMID: 9189180 DOI: 10.1016/s0305-7372(97)90019-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 538] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- E S Newlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, U.K
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