Combined anti-C1-INH and radiotherapy against glioblastoma

Background A more effective immune response against glioblastoma is needed in order to achieve better tumor control. Radiotherapy can induce anti-tumor mediated immune reactions, in addition to its dose response effects. The complement system can function as a bridge between innate and adaptive immune responses. Combining radiotherapy and complement activating therapy is theoretically interesting. Methods Radiotherapy at 8 Gy × 2 was combined with treatment against C1-inhibitor (C1-INH), a potent inhibitor of activation of the classical pathway of the complement system. Anti-C1-INH was delivered as intratumoral injections. Fully immunocompetent Fischer 344 rats with NS1 glioblastoma tumors were treated. Survival was monitored as primary outcome. Models with either intracranial or subcutaneous tumors were evaluated separately. Results In the intracranial setting, irradiation could prolong survival, but there was no additional survival gain as a result of anti-C1-INH treatment. In animals with subcutaneous tumors, combined radio-immunotherapy with anti-C1-INH and irradiation at 8 Gy × 2 significantly prolonged survival compared to control animals, whereas irradiation or anti-C1-INH treatment as single therapies did not lead to significantly increased survival compared to control animals. Conclusions Anti-C1-INH treatment could improve the efficacy of irradiation delivered at sub-therapeutic doses and delay tumor growth in the subcutaneous tumor microenvironment. In the intracranial setting, the doses of anti-C1-INH were not enough to achieve any survival effect in the present setting..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

BMC cancer - 23(2023), 1 vom: 30. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liljedahl, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Konradsson, Elise [VerfasserIn]
Gustafsson, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Jonsson, Karolina Förnvik [VerfasserIn]
Olofsson, Jill K. [VerfasserIn]
Osther, Kurt [VerfasserIn]
Ceberg, Crister [VerfasserIn]
Redebrandt, Henrietta Nittby [VerfasserIn]

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Complement system
Glioblastoma
Radiotherapy

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© The Author(s) 2023

doi:

10.1186/s12885-023-10583-1

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OLC2133659854