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ArticleOncotarget2015

Multimodal imaging guided preclinical trials of vascular targeting in prostate cancer.

James Kalmuk, Margaret Folaron, Julian Buchinger, Roberto Pili, Mukund Seshadri

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

James KalmukDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Margaret FolaronDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Julian BuchingerDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Roberto PiliDepartment of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Mukund SeshadriDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · USSUNY Upstate Medical University · US

Funding

Two-Spirit Films in Indigenous Cancer HealthP30CA016056 · NCI · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI Dean G. Tang · 1985 to 2026
$116.6M
Photoacoustic Micro-Imaging system for Shared Tumor Imaging Resource at Roswell PS10OD010393 · OD · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI SESHADRI, MUKUND · 2012 to 2012
$596k
IVIS Spectrum Imaging SystemS10OD016450 · OD · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI SPERNYAK, JOSEPH ANDREW · 2013 to 2013
$406k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016056NCI NIH HHS P30CA06156NIH HHS S10 OD010393NIH HHS S10OD010393-01NIH HHS S10 OD016450NIH HHS S10OD016450
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The high mortality rate associated with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) underscores the need for improving therapeutic options for this patient population. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential of vascular targeting in prostate cancer. Experimental studies were carried out in subcutaneous and orthotopic Myc-CaP prostate tumors implanted into male FVB mice to examine the efficacy of a novel microtubule targeted vascular disrupting agent (VDA), EPC2407 (Crolibulin™). A non-invasive multimodality imaging approach based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bioluminescence imaging (BLI), and ultrasound (US) was utilized to guide preclinical trial design and monitor tumor response to therapy. Imaging results were correlated with histopathologic assessment, tumor growth and survival analysis. Contrast-enhanced MRI revealed potent antivascular activity of EPC2407 against subcutaneous and orthotopic Myc-CaP tumors. Longitudinal BLI of Myc-CaP tumors expressing luciferase under the androgen response element (Myc-CaP/ARE-luc) revealed changes in AR signaling and reduction in intratumoral delivery of luciferin substrate following castration suggestive of reduced blood flow. This reduction in blood flow was validated by US and MRI. Combination treatment resulted in sustained vascular suppression, inhibition of tumor regrowth and conferred a survival benefit in both models. These results demonstrate the therapeutic potential of vascular targeting in combination with androgen deprivation against prostate cancer.

Indexed as

Multimodal ImagingAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBenzopyransCell Line, TumorContrast MediaMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiceMicrotubulesNeovascularization, PathologicProstatic NeoplasmsProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantReceptors, AndrogenSignal TransductionTreatment OutcomeAntineoplastic AgentsAR protein, mouseBenzopyransContrast MediacrolibulinReceptors, Androgenandrogen deprivation therapyangiogenesismultimodality imagingprostate cancervascular disrupting agents

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PMID26203773
PMCPMC4695192
OpenAlexW1770096148

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