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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2013

Vandetanib combined with a p38 MAPK inhibitor synergistically reduces glioblastoma cell survival.

Linda Sooman, Johan Lennartsson, Joachim Gullbo, Michael Bergqvist, Georgios Tsakonas, Fredrik Johansson, Per-Henrik Edqvist, Fredrik Pontén, Archita Jaiswal, Sanjay Navani and 4 more

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Linda SoomanSection of Oncology, Department of Radiology, Oncology and Radiation Sciences, Rudbeck Laboratory, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. linda.sooman@onkologi.uu.se
Johan Lennartsson
Joachim Gullbo
Michael Bergqvist
Georgios Tsakonas
Fredrik Johansson
Per-Henrik Edqvist
Fredrik Pontén
Archita Jaiswal
Sanjay Navani
Irina Alafuzoff
Svetlana Popova
Erik Blomquist
Simon Ekman
Science for Life Laboratory · SEUppsala University Hospital · SELudwig Cancer Research · SE

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Abstract

The survival for patients with high-grade glioma is poor, and only a limited number of patients respond to the therapy. The aim of this study was to analyze the significance of using p38 MAPK phosphorylation as a prognostic marker in high-grade glioma patients and as a therapeutic target in combination chemotherapy with vandetanib. p38 MAPK phosphorylation was analyzed with immunohistochemistry in 90 high-grade glioma patients. Correlation between p38 MAPK phosphorylation and overall survival was analyzed with Mann-Whitney U test analysis. The effects on survival of glioblastoma cells of combining vandetanib with the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB 203580 were analyzed in vitro with the median-effect method with the fluorometric microculture cytotoxicity assay. Two patients had phosphorylated p38 MAPK in both the cytoplasm and nucleus, and these two presented with worse survival than patients with no detectable p38 MAPK phosphorylation or phosphorylated p38 MAPK only in the nucleus. This was true for both high-grade glioma patients (WHO grade III and IV, n = 90, difference in median survival: 6.1 months, 95 % CI [0.20, 23], p = 0.039) and for the subgroup with glioblastoma patients (WHO grade IV, n = 70, difference in median survival: 6.1 months, 95 % CI [0.066, 23], p = 0.043). The combination of vandetanib and the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB 203580 had synergistic effects on cell survival for glioblastoma-derived cells in vitro. In conclusion, p38 MAPK phosphorylation may be a prognostic marker for high-grade glioma patients, and vandetanib combined with a p38 MAPK inhibitor may be useful combination chemotherapy for glioma patients.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrug SynergismFemaleGlioblastomaHumansMaleMiddle Agedp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationPiperidinesPrognosisBiomarkers, Tumorp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPiperidinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuinazolinesvandetanib

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