Interstitial Docetaxel (Taxotere), Carmustine and Combined Interstitial Therapy: a Novel Treatment for Experimental Malignant Glioma

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• 作者：Prakash Sampath ; Laurence D. Rhines ; Francesco DiMeco ; Betty M. Tyler ; Michael C. Park and Henry Brem
• 关键词：Biodegradable polymers ; Carmustine (BCNU) ; Combined interstitial chemotherapy ; Docetaxel (Taxotere) ; Malignant glioma
• 刊名：Journal of Neuro-Oncology
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：October, 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：80
• 期：1
• 页码：9-17
• 全文大小：188 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Oncology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-7373

文摘

Docetaxel (Taxotere) is a hemisynthetic, anti-cancer compound with good preclinical and clinical activity in a variety of systemic neoplasms. We tested its activity against malignant gliomas using local delivery methods. Antitumor activity was assessed in vitro against human (U87 and U80 glioma) and rat brain-tumor (9L gliosarcoma and F98 glioma) cell lines. For in vivo evaluation, we incorporated docetaxel into a biodegradable polymer matrix, determined associated toxicity in the rat brain, and measured efficacy at extending survival in a rat model of malignant glioma. Also, we examined the combined local delivery of docetaxel with carmustine (BCNU) against the experimental intracranial glioma. Rats bearing intracranial 9L gliosarcomas were treated 5 days after tumor implantation with various polymers (placebo, 5% docetaxel, 3.8% BCNU, or 5% docetaxel and 3.8% BCNU combination). Animals receiving docetaxel polymers (n = 15, median survival 39.1 days) had significantly improved survival over control animals (n = 12, median survival 22.5 days, P = 0.01). Similarly, animals receiving BCNU polymers (n = 15, median survival 39.3 days, 13.3% long-term survivors) demonstrated an increase in survival compared to the controls (P = 0.04). Animals receiving the combination polymers demonstrated a modest increase in survival compared to either chemotherapeutic agent alone (n = 14, median survival 54.9 days, 28.6% long-term survivors) with markedly improved survival over controls (P = 0.003). We conclude that locally delivered docetaxel shows promise as a novel anti-glioma therapy and that the combination of drug regimens via biodegradable polymers may be a great therapeutic benefit to patients with malignant glioma.