Telomerase-specific oncolytic adenovirus: antitumor effects on radiation-resistant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells
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Paramyxoviruses for Tumor-targeted Immunomodulation: Design and Evaluation Ex Vivo
Published on: January 7, 2019
Hideaki Takahashi1, Hiroshi Hyakusoku, Chihiro Horii
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Background:
Radioresistance remains a critical issue in the use of radiotherapy for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This study evaluated the efficacy of combination treatment with OBP-301, a telomerase-specific replication-selective adenovirus, and radiotherapy in overcoming radioresistance by examining its effect on radiation-resistant HNSCC cells.
Methods:
Radiation-resistant HNSCC cells were treated with OBP-301 and radiation in vitro and in an orthotopic nude mouse model in vivo and synergism was assessed. Apoptosis and expression of MRN complex, which plays a key role in DNA repair machinery, were also analyzed.
Results:
Infection with OBP-301 was found to enhance the antitumor efficacy of radiation both in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting MRN complex expression and increasing apoptosis induction.
Conclusion:
Combined OBP-301 and radiation therapy seems to overcome radioresistance in HNSCC cells by inhibiting DNA repair machinery, and may thus be a novel therapeutic strategy for treating HNSCC.
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