Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan.
Trust Bio-Sonics, Inc., Zhubei, 30261, Taiwan.
Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 3;14(1):8532. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54432-y.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) poses challenges due to late-stage diagnosis and limited treatment response, often attributed to the hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME). Sonoporation, combining ultrasound and microbubbles, holds promise for enhancing therapy. However, additional preclinical research utilizing commercially available ultrasound equipment for PDAC treatment while delving into the TME's intricacies is necessary. This study investigated the potential of using a clinically available ultrasound system and phase 2-proven microbubbles to relieve tumor hypoxia and enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy in a murine PDAC model. This approach enables early PDAC detection and blood-flow-sensitive Power-Doppler sonoporation in combination with chemotherapy. It significantly extended treated mice's median survival compared to chemotherapy alone. Mechanistically, this combination therapy enhanced tumor perfusion and substantially reduced tumor hypoxia (77% and 67%, 1- and 3-days post-treatment). Additionally, cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8) T-cell infiltration increased four-fold afterward. The combined treatment demonstrated a strengthening of the anti-programmed death-ligand 1(αPDL1) therapy against PDAC. Our study illustrates the feasibility of using a clinically available ultrasound system with NH-002 microbubbles for early tumor detection, alleviating hypoxic TME, and improving chemotherapy and immunotherapy. It suggests the development of an adjuvant theragnostic protocol incorporating Power-Doppler sonoporation for pancreatic tumor treatment.
胰腺导管腺癌 (PDAC) 由于诊断较晚和治疗反应有限而带来挑战,这通常归因于缺氧的肿瘤微环境 (TME)。声孔作用,结合超声和微泡,有希望增强治疗效果。然而,需要利用商业上可用的超声设备进行额外的临床前研究,以治疗 PDAC,同时深入研究 TME 的复杂性。本研究调查了利用临床可用的超声系统和第 2 阶段已证明的微泡来缓解肿瘤缺氧并增强化疗和免疫疗法在小鼠 PDAC 模型中的疗效的潜力。这种方法可以结合化疗进行早期 PDAC 检测和血流敏感的 Power-Doppler 声孔作用。与单独化疗相比,它显著延长了接受治疗的小鼠的中位生存期。从机制上讲,这种联合治疗增强了肿瘤灌注,并大大降低了肿瘤缺氧(治疗后 1 天和 3 天分别为 77%和 67%)。此外,此后 CD8+T 细胞浸润增加了四倍。联合治疗显示出对 PDAC 的抗程序性死亡配体 1(αPDL1)治疗的加强作用。我们的研究说明了使用临床可用的超声系统和 NH-002 微泡进行早期肿瘤检测、缓解缺氧 TME 以及改善化疗和免疫疗法的可行性。它表明开发一种包含 Power-Doppler 声孔作用的辅助治疗协议用于胰腺肿瘤治疗。
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