Abstract
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) oncolytic gene therapy is a promising treatment modality against cancer. We have demonstrated that androgen-induced cellular changes enhance oncolytic viral replication and improve efficacy in the treatment of androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell line. Imaging of changes in 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) uptake by positron emission tomography (PET) is a sensitive method of detecting altered cellular metabolism involved in cancer therapy. We therefore hypothesized that FDG-PET can predict tumor response to oncolytic HSV therapy. In this study, androgen increased cell kill (74%) in vitro and enhanced viral yield (2.4-fold) in vivo following HSV therapy. This enhanced efficacy was predicted by high FDG accumulation in intact animals compared to low FDG uptake following orchiectomy (p = 0.002). This proof-of-concept study provides the mechanistic basis for selecting patients for targeted oncolytic viral therapy by means of a noninvasive molecular imaging method in the treatment of prostate cancer.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 30-35 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Molecular Imaging and Biology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported in part by grant ROI CA 75416 from the National Institutes of Health, grant IMG0402501 from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, grant R25-CA96945 from the National Cancer Institute, and grant BC024118 from the US Army. The radiotracer was prepared in a facility constructed with support from Research Facilities Improvement Program Grant number C06 RR-11192.
Keywords
- Fluorodeoxyglucose
- Herpes virus
- Hormonal therapy
- Prediction
