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Combination of anti-VEGF therapy and temozolomide in two experimental human glioma models.

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Grossman, R; Brastianos, H; Blakeley, JO; Mangraviti, A; Lal, B; Zadnik, P; Hwang, L; Wicks, RT; Goodwin, RC; Brem, H; Tyler, B
Published in: J Neurooncol
January 2014

Anti-angiogenic agents, such as bevacizumab (BEV), can induce normalization of the blood brain barrier, which may influence the penetration and activity of a co-administered cytotoxic drug. However, it is unknown whether this effect is associated with a benefit in overall survival. This study employed intracranial human glioma models to evaluate the effect of BEV alone and in combination with temozolomide (TMZ) and/or radiation therapy (XRT) on overall survival. One hundred eight male athymic rats were intracranially injected with either U251 or U87 human glioma. Ten or eleven days after tumor inoculation, animals bearing U251 and U87, respectively, were treated with: TMZ alone (50 mg/kg for 5 consecutive days, P.O.), BEV alone (15 mg/kg, I.V.), a combination of TMZ and BEV, or a combination of TMZ, BEV, and a single fraction of XRT (20 Gy). Controls received no treatment. The U87 experiment was repeated and the relationship between survival and the extent of anti-angiogenesis via anti-laminin antibodies for the detection of blood vessels was assessed. In both U87 glioma experiments, all of the treatment groups had a statistically significant increase in survival as compared to the control groups. Also, for both U87 experiments the combination groups of TMZ and BEV had significantly better survival when compared to either treatment administered alone, with 75% of animals demonstrating long-term survival (LTS) (defined as animals alive 120 days after tumor implantation) in one experiment and 25% LTS in the repeat experiment. In the U251 glioma experiment, all treated groups (except BEV alone) had significantly improved survival as compared to controls with minimal statistical variance among groups. The percent vessel area was lowest in the group of animals treated with BEV alone. The addition of BEV to TMZ and/or XRT had variable effect on prolonging survival in the two human glioma models tested with reduced tumor vascularity in groups treated with BEV. These results indicate that BEV has anti-angiogenic activity and does not seem to hinder the effect of TMZ.

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J Neurooncol

DOI

EISSN

1573-7373

Publication Date

January 2014

Volume

116

Issue

1

Start / End Page

59 / 65

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Temozolomide
  • Survival Analysis
  • Rats, Nude
  • Rats
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Male
  • Laminin
  • Humans
 

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Grossman, R., Brastianos, H., Blakeley, J. O., Mangraviti, A., Lal, B., Zadnik, P., … Tyler, B. (2014). Combination of anti-VEGF therapy and temozolomide in two experimental human glioma models. J Neurooncol, 116(1), 59–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-013-1268-2
Grossman, Rachel, Harry Brastianos, Jaishri O. Blakeley, Antonella Mangraviti, Bachchu Lal, Patti Zadnik, Lee Hwang, et al. “Combination of anti-VEGF therapy and temozolomide in two experimental human glioma models.J Neurooncol 116, no. 1 (January 2014): 59–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-013-1268-2.
Grossman R, Brastianos H, Blakeley JO, Mangraviti A, Lal B, Zadnik P, et al. Combination of anti-VEGF therapy and temozolomide in two experimental human glioma models. J Neurooncol. 2014 Jan;116(1):59–65.
Grossman, Rachel, et al. “Combination of anti-VEGF therapy and temozolomide in two experimental human glioma models.J Neurooncol, vol. 116, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 59–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s11060-013-1268-2.
Grossman R, Brastianos H, Blakeley JO, Mangraviti A, Lal B, Zadnik P, Hwang L, Wicks RT, Goodwin RC, Brem H, Tyler B. Combination of anti-VEGF therapy and temozolomide in two experimental human glioma models. J Neurooncol. 2014 Jan;116(1):59–65.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Neurooncol

DOI

EISSN

1573-7373

Publication Date

January 2014

Volume

116

Issue

1

Start / End Page

59 / 65

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Temozolomide
  • Survival Analysis
  • Rats, Nude
  • Rats
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Male
  • Laminin
  • Humans