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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
Tumor microenvironments present significant barriers to penetration by antibodies, immunoconjugates, and other immunotoxins. In this report, we illustrate a novel strategy to increase tumor cell uptake of immunotoxin by combination with Taxol. SS1P is an immunotoxin composed of the Fv portion of a mesothelin-specific antibody fused to a bacterial toxin that is presently undergoing phase II testing in mesothelioma. Using novel flow cytometry and gel filtration methods, we quantified SS1P uptake in individual tumor cells along with levels of shed mesothelin (sMSLN), a barrier of SS1P therapy. The validity of our flow cytometric method was confirmed by the ability to similarly quantitate tumor cell uptake of Herceptin and an immunotoxin targeting HER2/neu. SS1P uptake peaked several hours after SS1P was cleared from the blood, reflecting an intratumor distribution process of SS1P that is independent of blood supply. Using the methods developed, we demonstrated that Taxol could improve SS1P penetration into tumors in parallel with an associated reduction of sMSLN in tumor extracellular fluid. Our findings offer a mechanistic rationale to combine SS1P with Taxol or another cytotoxic drug as a strategy to increase immunotoxin uptake by tumor cells. Further, we suggest one basis to understand why chemotherapy and antibody-based therapies cooperate when combined in cancer treatment.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1538-7445
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1082-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
A flow cytometry method to quantitate internalized immunotoxins shows that taxol synergistically increases cellular immunotoxins uptake.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4264, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural