Antiangiogenic gene therapy with soluble VEGF-receptors -1, -2 and -3 together with paclitaxel prolongs survival of mice with human ovarian carcinoma
Abstract
We compared effects of antiangiogenic gene therapy with a combination of soluble sVEGFR-1, sVEGFR-2 and sVEGFR-3 to chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel and to antiangiogenic monoclonal anti-VEGF-antibody bevacizumab in an intraperitoneal ovarian cancer xenograft model in mice (n = 80). Gene therapy was also combined with chemotherapy. Therapy was initiated when sizable tumors were confirmed in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer was performed intravenously (2 × 109 pfu), while chemotherapy and monoclonal anti-VEGF-antibody were dosed intraperitoneally. The study groups were as follows: AdLacZ control (n = 21); combination of AdsVEGFR-1, -2 and -3 (n = 21); combination of AdsVEGFR-1, -2, -3 and paclitaxel (n = 9); bevacizumab (n = 14); paclitaxel (n = 9) and carboplatin (n = 5). Effectiveness was assessed by survival time and surrogate measures such as sequential MRI, immunohistochemistry, microvessel density and tumor growth. Antiangiogenic gene therapy combined with paclitaxel significantly prolonged the mean survival of mice (25 days) compared to the controls (15 days) and all other treatment groups (p = 0.001). Bevacizumab treatment did not have any significant effect on the survival....Continue Reading
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