Improved tumor-specific immunotoxins in the treatment of CNS and leptomeningeal neoplasia
摘要:
A novel antibody-toxin conjugate has been developed for use in cancer therapy. This report demonstrates that this new reagent selectively kills glioblastoma- and medulloblastoma-derived cell lines, medulloblastoma cells in primary culture, and cell lines derived from tumors commonly metastatic to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Efficient killing of human tumor cells occurred at concentrations between 3.9 X 10(-13) M and 1.1 X 10(-10) M, whereas guinea pigs and rhesus monkeys tolerated intrathecal levels of 2 X 10(-9) M. Cerebrospinal fluid from normal humans and from brain-tumor patients does not inhibit the in vitro efficacy of this reagent. The wide therapeutic window, extreme potency, and general applicability of this antibody-toxin conjugate against CSF-borne primary or metastatic tumors warrants clinical trials.
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关键词:
diphtheria toxin immunotoxin transferrin receptor leptomeningeal neoplasia brain neoplasm cerebrospinal fluid
DOI:
10.3171/jns.1989.70.2.0240
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1989
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