Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 41567 |
|---|---|
| Author | McCrudden KW, Yokoi A, Thosani A, Soffer SZ, Kim ES, Huang J, Manley C, O'toole K, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ, Middlesworth W. |
| Title | Topotecan is anti-angiogenic in experimental hepatoblastoma. |
| Journal | J Pediatr Surg |
| Abstract |
BACKGROUND:Advanced hepatoblastoma often is lethal despite current therapies, yet development of novel approaches has been hampered by the lack of biologically relevant models. One new strategy selectively targets endothelium rather than tumor cells using frequently administered, low-dose ("metronome") chemotherapy. Metronome topotecan has antiangiogenic activity in some experimental tumors. The authors developed a xenograft model of human hepatoblastoma to test the effect of metronome topotecan in this system. METHODS:Xenografts resulted from intrarenal injection of cultured human hepatoblastoma cells in athymic mice. Topotecan (0.36 mg/kg/dose) or vehicle was injected intraperitoneally 5 times per week. At week 6, 10 control/treated mice were killed, and remaining animals were maintained without treatment until week 8. Tumor weights were compared by Kruskal-Wallis analysis, and vascular alterations were ascertained by specific immunostaining. RESULTS:Metronome topotecan affected tumor weights in a delayed fashion: weights were diminished significantly only at 8 weeks (treated v control: 6 weeks, 0.59 g v 82 g, P value, not significant; 8 weeks, 1.13 g v 3.82; P <.02). Decreased vascularity and increased endothelial cell apoptosis were observed in treated xenografts. CONCLUSIONS:Metronome topotecan inhibits growth and neovascularization in experimental hepatoblastoma. The durability of this effect is novel and has not been observed in other xenograft tumor models. Cytotoxic targeting of endothelial cells may hold particular promise for therapy of children with advanced hepatoblastoma. . |
| Volume | 37(6) |
| Pages | 857-61 |
| Published | 2002-6-1 |
| DOI | 10.1053/jpsu.2002.32887 |
| PII | S0022346802595300 |
| PMID | 12037749 |
| MeSH | Angiogenesis Inhibitors / pharmacology* Animals Female Hepatoblastoma / blood supply Hepatoblastoma / drug therapy* Hepatoblastoma / pathology Humans Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / drug therapy* Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / pathology Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / physiopathology Lung Neoplasms / secondary Mice Mice, Nude Neovascularization, Pathologic / pathology Topotecan / pharmacology* Transplantation, Heterologous Tumor Cells, Cultured |
| IF | 1.919 |
| Times Cited | 19 |
| WOS Category | PEDIATRICS SURGERY |
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| Human and Animal Cells | HuH-6(RCB1367) |