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ArticleCancers2021

Evofosfamide Is Effective against Pediatric Aggressive Glioma Cell Lines in Hypoxic Conditions and Potentiates the Effect of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy and Ionizing Radiations.

Quentin Bailleul, Pauline Navarin, Mélanie Arcicasa, Christine Bal-Mahieu, Angel Montero Carcaboso, Xuefen Le Bourhis, Alessandro Furlan, Samuel Meignan, Pierre Leblond

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Quentin BailleulUnité Tumorigenèse et Résistance aux Traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, 59000 Lille, France.
Pauline NavarinUnité Tumorigenèse et Résistance aux Traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, 59000 Lille, France.
Mélanie ArcicasaUnité Tumorigenèse et Résistance aux Traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, 59000 Lille, France.
Christine Bal-MahieuUnité Tumorigenèse et Résistance aux Traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, 59000 Lille, France.
Angel Montero CarcabosoInstitut de Recerca Sant Joan de Deu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8485-426X
Xuefen Le BourhisUMR9020-U1277-CANTHER-Cancer Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, CHU Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, 59000 Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6790-6358
Alessandro FurlanUnité Tumorigenèse et Résistance aux Traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, 59000 Lille, France.
Samuel MeignanUnité Tumorigenèse et Résistance aux Traitements, Centre Oscar Lambret, 59000 Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9386-7978
Pierre LeblondDépartement de Cancérologie Pédiatrique, Institut D'hématologie et D'oncologie Pédiatrique, 69008 Lyon, France.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille · FRInstitut d’Hématologie et d’Oncologie Pédiatrique · FRRed de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoxia is a hallmark of many solid tumors and is associated with resistance to anticancer treatments. Hypoxia-activated prodrugs (HAPs) were developed to target the hypoxic regions of these tumors. Among 2nd generation HAPs, Evofosfamide (Evo, also known as TH-302) exhibits preclinical and clinical activities against adult glioblastoma. In this study, we evaluated its potential in the field of pediatric neuro-oncology. We assessed the efficacy of Evo in vitro as a single drug, or in combination with SN38, doxorubicin, and etoposide, against three pediatric high-grade glioma (pHGG) and three diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) cell lines under hypoxic conditions. We also investigated radio-sensitizing effects using clonogenic assays. Evo inhibited the growth of all cell lines, mainly under hypoxia. We also highlighted a significant synergism between Evo and doxorubicin, SN38, or etoposide. Finally, Evo radio-sensitized the pHGG cell line tested, both with fractionated and single-dose irradiation schedules. Altogether, we report here the first preclinical proof of evidence about Evofosfamide efficiency against hypoxic pHGG and DIPG cells. Since such tumors are highly hypoxic, and Evo potentiates the effect of ionizing radiation and chemotherapy, it appears as a promising therapeutic strategy for children with brain tumors.

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childDIPGEvofosfamidehigh-grade gliomahypoxiaradiotherapy

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PMID33918823
PMCPMC8070185
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