AntiCancer, Inc, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
In Vivo. 2021 Jul-Aug;35(4):2171-2176. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12488.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Advanced prostate cancer is a recalcitrant disease with very limited treatment options. Our laboratory discovered methionine addiction, presumably a characteristic of all cancer types, including prostate cancer, which can be targeted by methionine restriction (MR), through treatment with oral recombinant methioninase (o-rMETase).
o-rMETase was produced by fermentation of recombinant E. coli containing the Pseudomonas putida methioninase gene, and purified by column chromatography. An advanced prostate cancer patient received o-rMETase as a supplement, 500 units per day, divided into two oral doses of 250 units each.
Before treatment, the patient had a rapid rise in PSA levels, from 39 to 56 ng/ml, within 6 weeks. At the 15 week of o-rMETase administration, the PSA levels stabilized at 62 ng/ml. No overt side effects were observed.
o-rMETase single treatment can be beneficial for advanced prostate cancer patients.
背景/目的:晚期前列腺癌是一种难治性疾病,治疗选择非常有限。我们的实验室通过用口服重组甲硫氨酸酶(o-rMETase)治疗发现,包括前列腺癌在内的所有癌症类型可能都存在蛋氨酸成瘾,这可以作为靶点,通过蛋氨酸限制(MR)来治疗。
o-rMETase 通过含有恶臭假单胞菌甲硫氨酸酶基因的重组大肠杆菌发酵生产,并通过柱层析进行纯化。一名晚期前列腺癌患者将 o-rMETase 作为补充剂服用,每天 500 单位,分为两次口服,每次 250 单位。
在治疗前,患者的 PSA 水平在 6 周内从 39 迅速上升至 56ng/ml。在 o-rMETase 给药的第 15 周,PSA 水平稳定在 62ng/ml。未观察到明显的副作用。
o-rMETase 单一治疗对晚期前列腺癌患者可能有益。