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Pharmacodynamic analysis of target inhibition and endothelial cell death in tumors treated with the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor antagonists SU5416 or SU6668

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Davis, DW; Takamori, R; Raut, CP; Xiong, HQ; Herbst, RS; Stadler, WM; Heymach, JV; Demetri, GD; Rashid, A; Shen, Y; Wen, S; Abbruzzese, JL ...
Published in: Clinical Cancer Research
2005

Purpose: To determine the effects of small molecule inhibitors of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-2 (SU5416 and SU6668) on receptor phosphorylation in tumor xenografts and in paired tumor biopsies obtained in three clinical trials in patients with advanced solid malignancies. Experimental Design: The dose-dependent effects of SU6668 on angiogenesis and tumor growth were investigated in orthotopic L3.6pl pancreatic tumors. Excisional or 18G core biopsies were obtained from patients before and after therapy with SU5416 or SU6668. Laser scanning cytometry-mediated analysis was used to quantify levels of phosphorylated and total VEGFRs and platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFR), tumor microvessel densities, vessel sizes, and endothelial and tumor cell apoptosis. Results: Significant inhibition of tumor microvessel density and growth and increased apoptosis were observed at SU6668 maximum tolerated dose (100 mg/kg) in L3.6pl xenografts. At 6 hours post therapy, SU6668 reduced VEGFR and PDGFR phosphorylation in the tumors by 50% and 92%, respectively, but levels rebounded beyond the baselines by 24 hours. Levels of phosphorylated VEGFR-2 and PDGFR also decreased significantly (≈50%) 6 hours after therapy in 1 of 6 primary human tumors treated with SU6668, but these effects were not associated with increased apoptosis. A significant increase in endothelial cell apoptosis was observed in one tumor exposed to SU5416 and was associated with an increase in vessel size, but these changes occurred without an increase in tumor cell death. Conclusions: SU5416 and SU6668 displayed biological activity in xenografts. However, neither drug produced marked biological activity in primary patient tumors.

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Clinical Cancer Research

ISSN

1078-0432

Publication Date

2005

Volume

11

Issue

2 I

Start / End Page

678 / 689

Related Subject Headings

  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
 

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Davis, D. W., Takamori, R., Raut, C. P., Xiong, H. Q., Herbst, R. S., Stadler, W. M., … McConkey, D. J. (2005). Pharmacodynamic analysis of target inhibition and endothelial cell death in tumors treated with the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor antagonists SU5416 or SU6668. Clinical Cancer Research, 11(2 I), 678–689.
Davis, D. W., R. Takamori, C. P. Raut, H. Q. Xiong, R. S. Herbst, W. M. Stadler, J. V. Heymach, et al. “Pharmacodynamic analysis of target inhibition and endothelial cell death in tumors treated with the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor antagonists SU5416 or SU6668.” Clinical Cancer Research 11, no. 2 I (2005): 678–89.
Davis DW, Takamori R, Raut CP, Xiong HQ, Herbst RS, Stadler WM, et al. Pharmacodynamic analysis of target inhibition and endothelial cell death in tumors treated with the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor antagonists SU5416 or SU6668. Clinical Cancer Research. 2005;11(2 I):678–89.
Davis DW, Takamori R, Raut CP, Xiong HQ, Herbst RS, Stadler WM, Heymach JV, Demetri GD, Rashid A, Shen Y, Wen S, Abbruzzese JL, McConkey DJ. Pharmacodynamic analysis of target inhibition and endothelial cell death in tumors treated with the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor antagonists SU5416 or SU6668. Clinical Cancer Research. 2005;11(2 I):678–689.

Published In

Clinical Cancer Research

ISSN

1078-0432

Publication Date

2005

Volume

11

Issue

2 I

Start / End Page

678 / 689

Related Subject Headings

  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis