Enhancement of somatostatin-receptor-targeted (177)Lu-[DOTA(0)-Tyr(3)]-octreotide therapy by gemcitabine pretreatment-mediated receptor uptake, up-regulation and cell cycle modulation.
Enhancement of somatostatin-receptor-targeted (177)Lu-[DOTA(0)-Tyr(3)]-octreotide therapy by gemcitabine pretreatment-mediated receptor uptake, up-regulation and cell cycle modulation.
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通过吉西他滨预处理介导的受体摄取、上调和细胞周期调节增强生长抑素受体靶向 (177)Lu-[DOTA(0)-Tyr(3)]-奥曲肽治疗。
DOI:
10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2008.05.003
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Norenberg,JeffreyP
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作者:
Nayak,TapanK;Atcher,RobertW;Prossnitz,EricR;Norenberg,JeffreyP
IntroductionClinical studies of patients treated with somatostatin-receptor (sstr)-targeted [DOTAdeg. C, -Tyr{sup 3}]-octreotide (DOTATOC) labeled with {sup 177}Lu and {sup 9}deg. C, Y have shown overall response rates in the range of 9-33%. This study evaluates the potential for combination therapy with gemcitabine in an effort to improve clinical outcomes.MethodsHuman pancreatic adenocarcinoma Capan-2, rat pancreatic cancer AR42J and human small cell lung cancer NCI-H69 cells were each treated with 1 {mu}g/ml gemcitabine for 4 days followed by replacement of the medium alone for four additional days. Cell cycle and direct receptor-uptake studies were performed with {sup 177}Lu-DOTATOC after the total 8-day treatment as described. Cell viability and apoptosis experiments were performed to study the effects of gemcitabine pretreatment and {sup 177}Lu-DOTATOC radionuclide therapy. Parallel control studies were performed with receptor-non-targeted {sup 177}Lu-DOTA and DOTATOC.ResultsCells treated with gemcitabine for 4 days showed a down-regulation of sstr expression as determined by {sup 177}Lu-DOTATOC uptake. However, after 4 days of additional growth in absence of gemcitabine, the uptake of {sup 177}Lu-DOTATOC was 1.5-3 times greater than that of the untreated control cells. In gemcitabine-pretreated Capan-2 cells, 84% of the cell population was in the G{sub 2}M phase of the cell cycle. Due to sstr up-regulation and cell cycle modulations, synergistic effects of gemcitabine pretreatment were observed in cell viability and apoptosis assays. {sup 177}Lu-DOTATOC resulted in two to three times greater apoptosis in gemcitabine-pretreated Capan-2 cells compared to the untreated cells.ConclusionGemcitabine pretreatment up-regulates sstr expression and acts as a radiosensitizer through cell cycle modulation. The rational combination of gemcitabine and sstr-targeted radiopharmaceuticals represents a promising chemoradiation therapeutic tool with great potential to improve clinical outcomes and, thus, merits further study.