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David S Ziegler1, Joanna Keating, Santosh Kesari, Eva M Fast, Leigh Zawel, Naren Ramakrishna, Jessica Barnes, Mark W Kieran, Sophie E M Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Andrew L Kung.
Abstract
We tested the use of the small-molecule Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein (IAP) inhibitor LBW242 in combination with the standard-of-care therapies of irradiation and temozolomide for malignant gliomas. In vitro assays demonstrated that LBW242 enhanced the cytotoxic activity of radiotherapy, and clonogenic assays showed that the combination therapy led to a synergistic anti-glioma effect in multiple cell lines. Neurosphere assays revealed that the combination of radiation and LBW242 led to a pro-apoptotic effect in these glioma-initiating cell-enriched assays, with a corresponding inhibition of primary tumor cell growth. Athymic mice bearing established human malignant glioma tumor xenografts treated with LBW242 plus radiation and temozolomide demonstrated a synergistic suppression of tumor growth. Taken together, these experiments show that the pro-apoptotic and anti-glioma effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be enhanced by the addition of a small-molecule IAP inhibitor. These results are readily translatable to clinical trial and offer the potential for improved treatment outcomes for patients with glioma.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 21724651 PMCID： PMC3145470 DOI： 10.1093/neuonc/nor066
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuro Oncol ISSN： 1522-8517 Impact factor: 12.300