2024
Exploiting Metabolic Defects in Glioma with Nanoparticle-Encapsulated NAMPT Inhibitors
Murray M, Noronha K, Wang Y, Friedman A, Paradkar S, Suh H, Sundaram R, Brenner C, Saltzman W, Bindra R. Exploiting Metabolic Defects in Glioma with Nanoparticle-Encapsulated NAMPT Inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2024, 23: 1176-1187. PMID: 38691846, PMCID: PMC11292319, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-24-0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConvection-enhanced deliveryCentral nervous systemTreatment of primary central nervous systemPrimary central nervous systemSustained drug release in vitroTumor growth delayAssociated with lower survival ratesBone marrow suppressionComplex mutational profilesNAMPT inhibitorsRelease in vitroIntracranial GBM xenograftsBlood-brain barrierDrug release in vitroRetinal toxicityMarrow suppressionNAMPTiGrowth delayTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesExtended survivalLow survival rateGBM xenograftsMutation profilesPromoter methylationAnticancer activity in vitro
2019
Nanoparticle-mediated intratumoral inhibition of miR-21 for improved survival in glioblastoma
Seo YE, Suh HW, Bahal R, Josowitz A, Zhang J, Song E, Cui J, Noorbakhsh S, Jackson C, Bu T, Piotrowski-Daspit A, Bindra R, Saltzman WM. Nanoparticle-mediated intratumoral inhibition of miR-21 for improved survival in glioblastoma. Biomaterials 2019, 201: 87-98. PMID: 30802686, PMCID: PMC6451656, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficient intracellular deliveryDelivery systemPeptide nucleic acidNanoparticle productsNanoparticlesIntracellular deliveryConvection-enhanced deliveryDifferent delivery systemsNucleic acidsSignificant therapeutic efficacyMiR-21 suppressionTherapeutic efficacyLocal deliveryDeliverySystemic toxicityBlock copolymersDistinct advantagesPolyglycerolMiR-21
2016
PEGylated squalenoyl-gemcitabine nanoparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma
Gaudin A, Song E, King AR, Saucier-Sawyer JK, Bindra R, Desmaële D, Couvreur P, Saltzman WM. PEGylated squalenoyl-gemcitabine nanoparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma. Biomaterials 2016, 105: 136-144. PMID: 27521616, PMCID: PMC5072177, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConvection-enhanced deliveryGlioblastoma multiformeChemotherapeutic drugsFirst-line treatmentExtracranial solid tumorTumor-bearing animalsSurvival of animalsBrain extracellular spaceLine treatmentTumor bedIntracranial tumorsOrthotopic modelTreatment resistanceSolid tumorsGBM treatmentTherapeutic efficacyNew treatmentsTumor tissueHealthy animalsGBM prognosisFree gemcitabineMR contrast agentsNucleoside analoguesDrugsGemcitabine