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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of heparin conjugation to the surface of doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded liposomes on the circulation time, biodistribution and antitumor activity after intravenous injection in murine B16F10 melanoma tumor-bearing mice. The heparin-conjugated liposomes (heparin-liposomes) were prepared by fixation of the negatively charged heparin to the positively charged liposomes. The existence of heparin on the liposomal surface was confirmed by measuring the changes in the particle size, zeta potential and heparin amount of the liposomes. The stability of the heparin-liposomes in serum was higher than that of the control liposomes, due to the heparin-liposomes being better protected from the adsorption of serum proteins. The DOX-loaded heparin-liposomes showed high drug levels for up to 64 h after the intravenous injection and the half-life of DOX was approximately 8.4- or 1.5-fold higher than that of the control liposomes or polyethyleneglycol-fixed liposomes (PEG-liposomes), respectively. The heparin-liposomes accumulated to a greater extent in the tumor than the control or PEG-liposomes as a result of their lower uptake by the reticuloendothelial system cells in the liver and spleen. In addition, the DOX-loaded heparin-liposomes retarded the growth of the tumor effectively compared with the control or PEG-liposomes. These results indicate the promising potential of heparin-liposomes as a new sterically stabilized liposomal delivery system for the enhancement of the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents.
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PMID:In vivo distribution and antitumor activity of heparin-stabilized doxorubicin-loaded liposomes. 1654 Feb 70

Gateways to Clinical Trials are a guide to the most recent clinical trials in current literature and congresses. The data in the following tables have been retrieved from the Clinical Trials Knowledge Area of Prous Science Integrity, the drug discovery and development portal, http://integrity.prous.com. This issue focuses on the following selection of drugs: ABT-510, adalimumab, alefacept, ambrisentan, aminolevulinic acid methyl ester, armodafinil, aselizumab, asenapine maleate, azelnidipine; Bevacizumab, bexarotene, bimosiamose, biphasic insulin aspart, bortezomib, bosentan, BQ-123; C340, cannabidiol, caspofungin acetate, CC-4047, certolizumab pegol, cetuximab, ciclesonide, cilansetron, Cypher; Dabigatran etexilate, darbepoetin alfa, darifenacin hydrobromide, desloratadine, dexosome vaccine (melanoma), dimethyl fumarate, dronabinol/cannabidiol, drospirenone, drospirenone/estradiol, drotrecogin alfa (activated), duloxetine hydrochloride, dutasteride; Efalizumab, eglumetad hydrate, emoxipin hydrochloride, eplerenone, erlotinib hydrochloride, escitalopram oxalate, etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol; Garenoxacin mesilate, gamma-hydroxybutyrate sodium, gefitinib; H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine, human growth hormone-(177-191), human insulin; Indacaterol, INKP-100, INKP-102, insulin glargine, i.v. gamma-globulin; KLH; Lapatinib, L-arginine hydrochloride, lasofoxifene tartrate, levocetirizine, licochalcone A, LMI vaccine, lomefloxacin, lubiprostone, lumiracoxib; Miglustat, mycograb; Natalizumab, NCX-4016, nortopixantrone hydrochloride; Olmesartan medoxomil, omalizumab, oral insulin, OrM3; Parathyroid hormone (human recombinant), parecoxib sodium, PCK-3145, PEG-filgrastim, peginterferon alfa-2a, pemetrexed disodium, pexelizumab, photochlor, pimecrolimus, pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine, polyphenon E; R-126638, R-411, resveratrol, roflumilast, RS-86, ruboxistaurin mesilate hydrate, rupatadine fumarate; Sipuleucel-T, somatropin, St. John's Wort extract; Tadalafil, Taxus, telbivudine, telithromycin, temsirolimus, teriparatide, teverelix, tigecycline, tiotropium bromide, tolterodine, tolvaptan, treprostinil sodium, typhoid vaccine; Vardenafil hydrochloride hydrate, vildagliptin, voriconazole; Ximelagatran; Zanolimumab, zileuton.
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PMID:Gateways to clinical trials. 1654 Nov 95

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pegylated interferon-alpha (PEG-IFN-alpha) on the plasma citrulline/arginine ratio, regarded as an index of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, in patients with high-risk melanoma. Forty patients were randomly assigned to either PEG-IFN-alpha treatment (n = 22) or to observation only (control group, n = 18). The treatment group received 6 microg PEG-IFN-alpha/kg once a week during 8 weeks, followed by a maintenance dose of 3 microg/kg/wk. Blood was collected at different time points, plasma concentrations of citrulline and arginine were measured and the ratio of citrulline/arginine was calculated. Patients treated with PEG-IFN-alpha showed a significant decrease in the concentrations of citrulline and in the citrulline/arginine ratio during the whole study period, both compared to baseline values and to the control group. The data suggest that therapy with PEG-IFN-alpha results in a marked decrease in the synthesis of NO in melanoma patients.
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PMID:Influence of pegylated interferon-alpha therapy on plasma levels of citrulline and arginine in melanoma patients. 1662 96

Pheonix is developing ADI-PEG-20, a PEGylated arginine deiminase for the potential treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, for which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products have granted the drug Orphan Drug status, and melanoma, for which the FDA has also awarded ADI-PEG-20 Orphan Drug status. ADI-PEG-20 is also being investigated for the potential treatment of influenza virus infection and hepatitis C virus infection.
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PMID:Drug evaluation: ADI-PEG-20--a PEGylated arginine deiminase for arginine-auxotrophic cancers. 1677 44

The frequent resistance of aggressive cancers to currently available therapies, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, mandates development of targeted, nontoxic and more efficacious treatment protocols. Conditionally replication competent adenoviruses (CRCAs) that induce oncolysis by cancer-specific replication are currently being evaluated in clinical trials. However, a single modality approach may not be sufficient to completely eradicate cancer in a patient, because most cancers arise from abnormalities in multiple genetic and signal transduction pathways. The promoter region of rodent progression elevated gene-3 (PEG-3), cloned and characterized in our laboratory, embodies the unique property of increased activity in a broad range of tumor cells, both rodent and human, when compared to normal counterparts. Bipartite adenoviruses were engineered to express the E1A gene, necessary for viral replication, under control of the PEG-3 promoter (PEG-Prom) and simultaneously express a second transgene in the E3 region that encodes an apoptosis-inducing and immunomodulatory cytokine, either immune interferon (IFN-gamma) or melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24). These conditionally replication competent bipartite adenoviruses, referred to as cancer terminator viruses (CTVs), facilitated cancer-selective adenovirus replication, robust transgene expression and apoptosis induction with complete eradication of both primary and distant (metastatic) human cancers xenotransplanted in athymic nude mice. These findings suggest that CTVs might prove efficacious for the therapy of primary and advanced neoplastic diseases.
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PMID:Unique conditionally replication competent bipartite adenoviruses-cancer terminator viruses (CTV): efficacious reagents for cancer gene therapy. 1686 24

Although surgical removal is a primary option for treating tumors, it can lead to the increased growth of metastatic tumors. Because surgical procedures may generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), known promoters of tumor metastasis and growth, we investigated whether PEGylated catalase (PEG-catalase, plasma half-life of 13.6 h) was able to prevent this after surgical removal of a footpad tumor in mice. Murine melanoma cells labeled with the firefly luciferase gene were used to monitor the distribution of tumor cells. After inoculation into the footpad, tumor cells were found in the lung, and the number increased with time. The surgical removal of the footpad tumor significantly (p < 0.05) increased the number of metastatic tumor cells and the level of plasma lipoperoxides. An intravenous injection of PEG-catalase significantly (p < 0.05) suppressed the metastatic tumor growth as well as the peroxidation. Quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analyses indicated that PEG-catalase markedly reduced the increase in the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor. These findings indicate that the removal of tumor produces ROS, which then aggravate metastatic tumor growth by activating several growth factors. PEG-catalase can effectively prevent this metastatic tumor growth by detoxifying the ROS.
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PMID:PEGylated catalase prevents metastatic tumor growth aggravated by tumor removal. 1702 72

We describe the development of an aerosol system for topical gene delivery to the lungs of C57BL/6 mice. This system is based on the combination of the commercial cationic lipid Lipofectin with a novel amphiphilic triblock copolymer, poly(p-dioxanone-co-L-lactide)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PPDO/PLLA-b-PEG, and abbreviated in the text as polymeric micelles). After optimizing conditions for DNA delivery to the lungs of mice using the combination of polymeric micelles with Lipofectin and LacZ DNA, we used the Lipofectin/polymeric micelle system to deliver the tumor suppressor gene PTEN to the lungs of C57BL/6 mice bearing the B16-F10 melanoma. Lipofectin/PTEN/polymeric micelles significantly improved gene expression of PTEN in the lungs of mice with no evidence of cell toxicity or acute inflammation. Importantly, lung metastasis, as measured by lung weight, was significantly reduced (P<0.001), as were total tumor foci in the lungs (P<0.001) and size of individual tumor nodules in animals treated with Lipofectin/PTEN/polymeric micelles compared with control animals. Survival time was also extended. These results suggest that the Lipofectin/polymeric micelle system is appropriate for enhancing gene delivery in vivo and that it can be applied as a non-invasive gene therapy for lung cancer.
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PMID:Amphiphilic triblock copolymer poly(p-dioxanone-co-L-lactide)-block-poly(ethylene glycol), enhancement of gene expression and inhibition of lung metastasis by aerosol delivery. 1712 4

Gateways to Clinical Trials are a guide to the most recent clinical trials in current literature and congresses. The data in the following tables have been retrieved from the Clinical Trials Knowledge Area of Prous Science Integrity, the drug discovery and development portal, http://integrity.prous.com. This issue focuses on the following selection of drugs: 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, 9-aminocamptothecin; AdPEDF.11, AE-37, albumin interferon alfa, alicaforsen sodium, alvocidib hydrochloride, AMG-706, arginine butyrate, avanafil, axitinib, azimilide hydrochloride; BAY-579352, belagenpumatucel-L, beta-lapachone, BHT-3009, BIBW-2992, bremelanotide, BX-471; Casopitant mesylate, cediranib, certolizumab pegol, CH-1504, ChimeriVax-West Nile, clofazimine, CpG-7909, curcumin, Cypher; Dapoxetine hydrochloride, darusentan, diflomotecan, D-methionine, dnaJP1, D-serine, DTPw-HB Hib-MenAC, DTPw-HepB-Hib; E-7010, ecogramostim, edodekin alfa, EGFRvlll peptide vaccine, elcometrine, elcometrine/ethinylestradiol, elsilimomab, enrasentan, ertumaxomab, etalocib sodium, exisulind; Fenretinide, fesoterodine, fingolimod hydrochloride, fontolizumab; Gefitinib, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, ghrelin (human), GV-1001; HTU-PA, human papillomavirus vaccine; Indacaterol, indiplon, interleukin-21, intranasal insulin, irinotecan hydrochloride/floxuridine, ISIS-301012, ispinesib mesylate, ixabepilone; K562/GM-CSF; Lapatinib, L-BLP-25, linezolid, liposome encapsulated paclitaxel, LY-2124275; MC-1, MC-1/lisinopril, MDX-066, melanoma vaccine, MMR-V, multivalent (ACYW) meningitis vaccine; Nilotinib, nobori, nociceptin; Oblimersen sodium, orbofiban acetate, ospemifene; Paliperidone, panitumumab, PEG-filgrastim, PEGylated interferon alfacon-1, perflubutane, pertuzumab, phenserine tartrate, phVEGF-A165, pleconaril, prasugrel, prednisolone sodium metasulfobenzoate; R-411, recombinant malaria vaccine, rhGM-CSF, roflumilast, romidepsin, ruboxistaurin mesilate hydrate; Sirolimus-eluting stent, SR-4554, St. John's Wort extract; Talabostat, Taxus, TGN-255, tifacogin, tiotropium bromide, tolevamer sodium, trabectedin, tretinoin LF; Vatalanib succinate; Yellow fever vaccine, YM-155.
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PMID:Gateways to clinical trials. 1723 18

Cationic liposomes preferentially target tumor vasculature compared to vessels in normal tissues. The distribution of cationic liposomes along vascular networks is, however, patchy and heterogeneous. To target vessels more uniformly we combined the electrostatic properties of cationic liposomes with the strength of an external magnet. We report part I of development. We evaluated bilayer physical properties of our preparations. We investigated interaction of liposomes with target cells including the role of PEG (polyethylene-glycol), and determined whether magnetic cationic liposomes can respond to an external magnetic field. The inclusion of relatively high concentration of MAG-C (magnetite) at 2.5 mg/ml significantly increased the size of cationic liposomes from 105+/-26.64 to 267+/-27.43 nm and reduced the zeta potential from 64.55+/-16.68 to 39.82+/-5.26 mv. The phase transition temperature of cationic liposomes (49.97+/-1.34 degrees C) reduced with inclusion of MAG-C (46.05+/-0.21 degrees C). MAG-C cationic liposomes were internalized by melanoma (B16-F10 and HTB-72) and dermal endothelial (HMVEC-d) cells. PEG partially shielded cationic charge potential of MAG-C cationic liposomes, reduced their ability to interact with target cells in vitro, and uptake by major RES organs. Finally, application of external magnet enhanced tumor retention of magnetic cationic liposomes.
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PMID:Development and characterization of magnetic cationic liposomes for targeting tumor microvasculature. 1725 72

We investigated the effect of the number of oxyethylene groups (polymer molecular weight) and the interchain binding and/or entanglements of methoxy-terminated-poly(ethylene glycol) (m-PEG) brushes on their ability to adsorb to living malignant melanoma B16F10 cells. We used the atomic force microscope colloid probe method to determine the adhering ability of the m-PEG brushes to the cells, as the magnitude of the adhesion force between the m-PEG modified particles and the living cells in a physiological buffer was related to the binding strength of the m-PEGs to the cells. We saw that m-PEG brushes (average molecular weights 330, 1900, and 5000 g/mol), which were chemically attached to silica particles, may bind to living B16F10 cells. The binding of m-PEGs to living B16F10 cells increased as the oxyethylene chain length of the m-PEGs increased, if the m-PEGs had a low degree of entanglements or little inter-m-PEG chain binding. A high degree of entanglements or interchain binding decreased the ability of an m-PEG chain to bind to a living cell. The effect of m-PEG (molecular weight 1900 g/mol) being present at cell surfaces for 24 h was also seen not to induce the death of the cells or affect their growth.
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PMID:Effect of the physicochemical properties of poly(ethylene glycol) brushes on their binding to cells. 1743 43


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