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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
TNFerade is a radioinducible adenoviral vector expressing tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) (Ad.Egr-TNF) currently in a phase III trial for inoperable pancreatic cancer. We studied B16-F1 melanoma tumors in TNF receptor wild-type (C57BL/6) and deficient (TNFR1,2-/- and TNFR1-/-) mice. Ad.Egr-TNF+IR inhibited tumor growth compared with IR in C57BL/6 but not in receptor-deficient mice. Tumors resistant to TNF-alpha were also sensitive to Ad.Egr-TNF+IR in C57BL/6 mice. Ad.Egr-TNF+IR produced an increase in tumor-associated endothelial cell apoptosis not observed in receptor-deficient animals. Also, B16-F1 tumors in mice with germline deletions of TNFR1,2, TNFR1 or TNF-alpha, or in mice receiving anti-TNF-alpha exhibited radiosensitivity. These results show that tumor-associated endothelium is the principal target for Ad.Egr-TNF radiosensitization and implicate TNF-alpha signaling in tumor radiosensitivity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1476-5500
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-81
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Endothelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Gene Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Melanoma, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Radiation-Sensitizing Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:18974777-X-Ray Therapy
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Translational strategies exploiting TNF-alpha that sensitize tumors to radiation therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural