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Nonviral polymeric nanoparticles for gene therapy in pediatric CNS malignancies.


ABSTRACT: Together, medulloblastoma (MB) and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) represent two of the most prevalent pediatric brain malignancies. Current treatment involves radiation, which has high risks of developmental sequelae for patients under the age of three. New safer and more effective treatment modalities are needed. Cancer gene therapy is a promising alternative, but there are challenges with using viruses in pediatric patients. We developed a library of poly(beta-amino ester) (PBAE) nanoparticles and evaluated their efficacy for plasmid delivery of a suicide gene therapy to pediatric brain cancer models-specifically herpes simplex virus type I thymidine kinase (HSVtk), which results in controlled apoptosis of transfected cells. In vivo, PBAE-HSVtk treated groups had a greater median overall survival in mice implanted with AT/RT (P?=?0.0083 vs. control) and MB (P?

SUBMITTER: Choi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027378 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nonviral polymeric nanoparticles for gene therapy in pediatric CNS malignancies.

Choi John J   Rui Yuan Y   Kim Jayoung J   Gorelick Noah N   Wilson David R DR   Kozielski Kristen K   Mangraviti Antonella A   Sankey Eric E   Brem Henry H   Tyler Betty B   Green Jordan J JJ   Jackson Eric M EM  

Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine 20191023


Together, medulloblastoma (MB) and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) represent two of the most prevalent pediatric brain malignancies. Current treatment involves radiation, which has high risks of developmental sequelae for patients under the age of three. New safer and more effective treatment modalities are needed. Cancer gene therapy is a promising alternative, but there are challenges with using viruses in pediatric patients. We developed a library of poly(beta-amino ester) (PBAE) na  ...[more]

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