[HTML][HTML] Trichostatin A and oncolytic HSV combination therapy shows enhanced antitumoral and antiangiogenic effects

TC Liu, P Castelo-Branco, SD Rabkin, RL Martuza - Molecular Therapy, 2008 - cell.com
TC Liu, P Castelo-Branco, SD Rabkin, RL Martuza
Molecular Therapy, 2008cell.com
Oncolytic herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) possess direct oncolytic and antiangiogenic
activities and are promising anticancer agents, but their efficacy, when used as single
agents, leaves room for improvement. We investigated whether combination therapy of HSV
with histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA), an agent that also targets cancer cells
and tumor vasculature, would result in enhanced efficacy. In vitro, TSA and G47Δ showed
strong synergy of action against proliferating endothelial cells, varying degrees of synergistic …
Oncolytic herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) possess direct oncolytic and antiangiogenic activities and are promising anticancer agents, but their efficacy, when used as single agents, leaves room for improvement. We investigated whether combination therapy of HSV with histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA), an agent that also targets cancer cells and tumor vasculature, would result in enhanced efficacy. In vitro, TSA and G47Δ showed strong synergy of action against proliferating endothelial cells, varying degrees of synergistic action against most cancer cell lines, but no effect in quiescent, normal endothelial and prostate epithelial cells. Synergy is dependent on viral replication; however, it is not dependent on the dosing sequence of TSA and G47Δ, viral genetic alterations, infectivity, or replication kinetics of G47Δ. Using an isogenic cell system, we found that a high level of cellular cyclin D1 is also critically important for the interaction. Normal cells with low cyclin D1 levels were not subjected to toxicity by either agent. In tumor cells and proliferating endothelial cells, the combination treatment enhanced the inhibition of cyclin D1 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Concurrent systemic TSA and intratumoral G47Δ administration resulted in enhanced antiangiogenesis and enhanced antitumoral efficacy in animal models. Therefore, combination treatment with TSA and oncolytic HSV provides a novel approach to cancer therapy.
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