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ArticleCancers2025

Bone Targeted Parathyroid Hormone Antagonists for Prevention of Breast Cancer Bone Metastases.

Muralidharan Anbalagan, Tulasi Ponnapakkam, Binghao Zou, Jarvis Williams, Fouad Saeg, Matthew E Burow, Robert C Gensure, Brian G Rowan

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Muralidharan AnbalaganDepartment of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5797-7558
Tulasi PonnapakkamDepartment of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Binghao ZouDepartment of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Jarvis WilliamsDepartment of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Fouad SaegDepartment of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Matthew E BurowSection of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0642-6630
Robert C GensureDartmouth Health Children's, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Brian G RowanDepartment of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.

Funding

Department of Defense, Breast Cancer Research Program grant BC150685
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesAdvanced breast cancer patients may develop bone metastases, leading to severe pain, fractures, and mortality. Current treatments have limited efficacy, necessitating targeted therapy approaches. Bone metastatic breast cancer cells secrete PTHrP that promotes tumor growth and bone degradation. Previous PTH/PTHrP antagonists failed clinically due to short half-life and insufficient bone targeting. The present study evaluated the following two novel bone-targeted PTH antagonists fused to a collagen-binding domain (CBD) for enhanced bone localization: PTH(7-33)-CBD and [W2]PTH(1-33)-CBD.

methodsIntra-tibial and intra-iliac breast tumor models in mice were used to evaluate drug efficacy in reducing tumor burden and bone destruction.

resultsBioluminescent imaging, X-ray, and micro-CT analysis revealed that both drugs significantly reduced tumor burden and osteolysis compared to control, with [W2]PTH(1-33)-CBD additionally improving trabecular bone structure. Drug efficacy was confirmed in both intra-tibial and intra-iliac breast tumor models.

conclusionsThese findings identify CBD-fused PTH/PTHrP antagonists as a promising therapeutic strategy for breast cancer bone metastases.

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bone metastasismetastatic breast cancerparathyroid hormone antagoniststargeted therapy

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PMID40941030
PMCPMC12427927

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