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ArticleCancer research2015

Erlotinib Pretreatment Improves Photodynamic Therapy of Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Xenografts via Multiple Mechanisms.

Shannon M Gallagher-Colombo, Joann Miller, Keith A Cengel, Mary E Putt, Sergei A Vinogradov, Theresa M Busch

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Article in Cancer research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shannon M Gallagher-ColomboDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Joann MillerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Keith A CengelDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mary E PuttDepartment of Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sergei A VinogradovDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Theresa M BuschDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. buschtm@mail.med.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAN CTR SUPPORT GRANTP30CA016520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHELLEY L BERGER · 1985 to 2026
$222.3M
TUMOR HYPOXIA, PHOTOSENSITIZER, VASCULARITY AND PDTP01CA087971 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BUSCH, THERESA M, CENGEL, KEITH A · 2001 to 2019
$24.8M
RADIATION BIOLOGY TRAINING GRANTT32CA009677 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KENNEDY, ANN R · 1992 to 2011
$5.0M
Effects of Photodynamic Therapy on Tumor Oxygenation and Blood FlowR01CA085831 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BUSCH, THERESA M · 2001 to 2018
$4.7M
Oxygen and photosensitizer levels in photodynamic therapy of head and neck tumorsR01CA129554 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BUSCH, THERESA M · 2009 to 2013
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS CA-085831NCI NIH HHS CA-087971NCI NIH HHS CA-129554NCI NIH HHS P01 CA087971NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016520NCI NIH HHS R01 CA085831NCI NIH HHS R01 CA129554NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009677NCI NIH HHS T32-CA-009677
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a common characteristic of many cancers, including non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and ovarian cancer. Although EGFR is currently a favorite molecular target for the treatment of these cancers, inhibition of the receptor with small-molecule inhibitors (i.e., erlotinib) or monoclonal antibodies (i.e., cetuximab) does not provide long-term therapeutic benefit as standalone treatment. Interestingly, we have found that addition of erlotinib to photodynamic therapy (PDT) can improve treatment response in typically erlotinib-resistant NSCLC tumor xenografts. Ninety-day complete response rates of 63% are achieved when erlotinib is administered in three doses before PDT of H460 human tumor xenografts, compared with 16% after PDT-alone. Similar benefit is found when erlotinib is added to PDT of A549 NCSLC xenografts. Improved response is accompanied by increased vascular shutdown, and erlotinib increases the in vitro cytotoxicity of PDT to endothelial cells. Tumor uptake of the photosensitizer (benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A; BPD) is increased by the in vivo administration of erlotinib; nevertheless, this elevation of BPD levels only partially accounts for the benefit of erlotinib to PDT. Thus, pretreatment with erlotinib augments multiple mechanisms of PDT effect that collectively lead to large improvements in therapeutic efficacy. These data demonstrate that short-duration administration of erlotinib before PDT can greatly improve the responsiveness of even erlotinib-resistant tumors to treatment. Results will inform clinical investigation of EGFR-targeting therapeutics in conjunction with PDT.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMice, NudePhotochemotherapyProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuinazolinesTreatment OutcomeXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuinazolines

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PMID26054596
PMCPMC4526424
OpenAlexW1855231609

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