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Masayasu Ukai1,2, Jade Kurihara3, Markos Antonakakis1
1Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Abstract:
Glioma is a type of neoplasia that spontaneously arises from the glial cells of the brain in humans and dogs, and its prognosis is grave. Current treatment options for glioma include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or symptomatic treatment. Evidence has shown that cannabidiol (CBD) may have anticancer, anti-angiogenic, and anti-inflammatory properties in both in vitro and in vivo studies. In this in vivo murine experiment, the canine glioma cell line J3TBG was injected into the frontoparietal cortex of immunodeficient mice using xenogeneic tissue transplantation. A total of 20 mice were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups-Control group (C), CBD group (CBD), Radiation Therapy group (RT), and CBD plus Radiation Therapy group (CBD + RT). After transplantation of J3TBG, a single fraction of 5.5 Gy RT was administered to the RT and CBD + RT groups, and CBD was administered daily to the CBD and CBD + RT groups. Necropsies were performed to collect blood and brain tissue. Although there was not a statistically significant difference, the survival time among mice were longer in the CBD + RT group than the RT group. These results indicate that CBD may be used as an adjunctive therapy to enhance RT treatment. Larger cohort studies are required to substantiate the hypothesis.
