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ArticleStem cells (Dayton, Ohio)2013

Therapeutic efficacy and fate of bimodal engineered stem cells in malignant brain tumors.

Jordi Martinez-Quintanilla, Deepak Bhere, Pedram Heidari, Derek He, Umar Mahmood, Khalid Shah

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Article in Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It carries an expression of concern. Cited by 55 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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55 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jordi Martinez-QuintanillaMolecular Neurotherapy and Imaging Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Deepak Bhere
Pedram Heidari
Derek He
Umar Mahmood
Khalid Shah
Harvard University · US

Funding

In vivo imaging of encapsulated stem cells in mouse models of tumor resectionR01CA173077 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SHAH, KHALID A · 2013 to 2017
$1.7M
Developing diagnostic and therapeutic stem cells for cancer therapyR01CA138922 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SHAH, KHALID A · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
Stem cell mediated targeting of tumor cells and associated vasculature in gliomasR01NS071197 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SHAH, KHALID A · 2011 to 2014
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138922NCI NIH HHS R01 CA173077NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS071197
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutically engineered stem cells (SC) are emerging as an effective tumor-targeted approach for different cancer types. However, the assessment of the long-term fate of therapeutic SC post-tumor treatment is critical if such promising therapies are to be translated into clinical practice. In this study, we have developed an efficient SC-based therapeutic strategy that simultaneously allows killing of tumor cells and assessment and eradication of SC after treatment of highly malignant glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) engineered to co-express the prodrug converting enzyme, herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK) and a potent and secretable variant of tumor necrosis factor apoptosis-inducing ligand (S-TRAIL) induced caspase-mediated GBM cell death and showed selective MSC sensitization to the prodrug ganciclovir (GCV). A significant decrease in tumor growth and a subsequent increase in survival were observed when mice bearing highly aggressive GBM were treated with MSC coexpressing S-TRAIL and HSV-TK. Furthermore, the systemic administration of GCV post-tumor treatment selectively eliminated therapeutic MSC expressing HSV-TK in vitro and in vivo, which was monitored in real time by positron emission-computed tomography imaging using 18F-FHBG, a substrate for HSV-TK. These findings demonstrate the development and validation of a novel therapeutic strategy that has implications in translating SC-based therapies in cancer patients.

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AnimalsApoptosisBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalGanciclovirGenetic EngineeringGlioblastomaHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMiceSimplexvirusThymidine KinaseTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandGanciclovirThymidine KinaseTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandGlioblastoma multiformeHerpes simplex virus thymidine kinaseIn vivo imagingStem cellsTumor necrosis factor apoptosis-inducing ligand

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PMID23389839
PMCPMC3775922
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