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Head and neck cancer radiosensitization by the novel poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor GPI-15427

✍ Scribed by Khurram Khan; Koji Araki; Daiyou Wang; Guayan Li; Xin Li; Jie Zhang; Weizheng Xu; Randall K. Hoover; Susan Lauter; Bert O'Malley Jr; Rena G. Lapidus; Daqing Li


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
311 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
1043-3074

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Abstract

Background

In this study, we tested the ability of a novel poly(adenosine diphosphate ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, 10‐(4‐methyl‐piperazin‐1‐ylmethyl)‐2__H__‐7‐oxa‐1,2‐diaza‐benzo[de]‐anthracen‐3‐one (GPI‐15427), to enhance the effect of radiotherapy in a xenograft model of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

Methods

Human xenograft HNSCC tumors were established in female nude mice: animals were treated with orally administered GPI‐15427 at varied doses prior to tumor irradiation. In vitro and in vivo apoptosis analyses and neutral single‐cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay were performed, with the “tail moment” calculated to evaluate DNA double‐strand break damage.

Results

Orally administered GPI‐15427 given before radiation therapy significantly reduced tumor volume, and cells demonstrated significantly elevated mean tail moments (indicative of DNA damage) and enhanced apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo, compared with radiation‐alone and control groups.

Conclusions

Use of the PARP‐1 inhibitor GPI‐15427 induced significant sensitization to radiotherapy, representing a promising new treatment in the management of HNSCC. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2010