Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of a rapidly activatable prodrug of SN-38 for neuroblastoma therapy. (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alferiev, Ivan S.; Iyer, Radhika; Croucher, Jamie L.; Adamo, Richard F.; Zhang, Kehan; Mangino, Jennifer L.; Kolla, Venkatadri; Fishbein, Ilia; Brodeur, Garrett M.; Levy, Robert J.; Chorny, Michael
• Is Part Of: Biomaterials. Volume 51(2015)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 29
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Drug delivery -- Nanoparticle -- Prodrug -- Topoisomerase I inhibitor -- Neuroblastoma; Biomedical materials -- Periodicals; Biocompatible Materials -- Periodicals; Biomatériaux -- Périodiques; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.01.075
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-9612

Abstract

Abstract: Nanomedicine-based strategies have the potential to improve therapeutic performance of a wide range of anticancer agents. However, the successful implementation of nanoparticulate delivery systems requires the development of adequately sized nanocarriers delivering their therapeutic cargo to the target in a protected, pharmacologically active form. The present studies focused on a novel nanocarrier-based formulation strategy for SN-38, a topoisomerase I inhibitor with proven anticancer potential, whose clinical application is compromised by toxicity, poor stability and incompatibility with conventional delivery vehicles. SN-38 encapsulated in biodegradable sub-100 nm sized nanoparticles (NP) in the form of its rapidly activatable prodrug derivative with tocopherol succinate potently inhibited the growth of neuroblastoma cells in a dose- and exposure time-dependent manner, exhibiting a delayed response pattern distinct from that of free SN-38. In a xenograft model of neuroblastoma, prodrug-loaded NP caused rapid regression of established large tumors, significantly delayed tumor regrowth after treatment cessation and markedly extended animal survival. The NP formulation strategy enabled by a reversible chemical modification of the drug molecule offers a viable means for SN-38 delivery achieving sustained intratumoral drug levels and contributing to the potency and extended duration of antitumor activity, both prerequisites for effective treatment of neuroblastoma and other cancers.