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Establishment and characterization of a canine soft tissue sarcoma patient-derived xenograft model.

Spontaneously occurring soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is relatively common in canine cancer patients. Because of the similarities to human disease, canine STSs are a valuable and readily available resource for the study of new therapeutics. In this study, a canine patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model, CDX-STS2, was established. The CDX-STS2 model was engrafted and expanded for systemic administration studies with chemotherapeutic agents commonly used to treat STS, including doxorubicin, docetaxel and gemcitabine. Immunohistochemistry for drug-specific biomarkers and tumour growth measurement revealed tumour sensitivity to doxorubicin and docetaxel, whereas gemcitabine had no effect on tumour growth. Although many human PDX tumour models have been established, relatively few canine PDX models have been reported to date. CDX-STS2 represents a new STS PDX research model of canine origin that will be useful in bridging preclinical research with clinical studies of STS in pet dogs.
© 2016 John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd.

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A phase I study of PF-04449913, an oral hedgehog inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors.

To estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of single-agent PF-04449913, and to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary antitumor activity in patients with advanced tumors.
A 3+3 design was used in this open-label, multicenter, phase I study and dose escalation/de-escalation applied until identification of the MTD. PF-04449913 was orally administered once daily in continuous 28-day treatment cycles. The starting dose was 80 mg.
A total of 23 patients were enrolled; 19 were evaluable for first-cycle dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). The first-cycle DLT rate at the 640 mg dose level was 33.3%, and the MTD was estimated to be 320 mg once daily. The recommended phase II dose was not determined. PF-04449913 was generally well tolerated at doses of 80 to 320 mg once daily. The most common treatment-related adverse events (AE) were grade 1-2 dysgeusia, fatigue, decreased appetite, nausea, dizziness, dehydration, and diarrhea. Treatment-related grade 3 AEs only occurred in patients receiving PF-04449913 640 mg once daily. No treatment-related grade 4-5 AEs were reported. Pharmacokinetic analysis indicated a generally dose-proportional kinetics with biphasic elimination, supporting once-daily dosing. PF-04449913 modulated hedgehog signaling at the dose levels tested, as demonstrated by &gt;80% downregulation of GLI1 expression in the skin of treated patients. Eight patients (34.8%) achieved stable disease; none had complete or partial response. Three patients with disease progression at enrollment had prolonged disease stabilization (≥6 months).
The results obtained in this study support further evaluation of PF-04449913 in patients with advanced solid tumors.
©2014 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (Free AACR Whitepaper).

Generation and characterization of the human iPSC line PBMC1-iPS4F1 from adult peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Here we describe the generation and characterization of the human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line PBMC1-iPS4F1 from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from a healthy female with Spanish background. We used heat sensitive, non-integrative Sendai viruses containing the reprogramming factors Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc, whose expression was silenced in the established iPSC line. Characterization of the PBMC1-iPS4F1 cell line included analysis of typical pluripotency-associated factors at mRNA and protein level, alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity, and in vivo and in vitro differentiation studies.
Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

A Phase 1 Study of Palbociclib, a Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitor, in Japanese Patients.

This phase 1 study in Japanese patients evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of palbociclib, a highly selective and reversible oral cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor, as monotherapy for solid tumors (part 1) and combined with letrozole as first-line treatment of postmenopausal patients with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative advanced breast cancer (part 2). Part 1 evaluated palbociclib 100 and 125 mg once daily (3 weeks on/1 week off; n=6 each) to determine maximum tolerated dose. Part 2 evaluated palbociclib maximum tolerated dose (125 mg) plus letrozole 2.5 mg (n=6). Most common treatment-related adverse event was neutropenia (all grades/grade 3/4): 83%/67% (100 mg), 67%/33% (125 mg), 100%/83% (palbociclib plus letrozole); heavier pretreatment with chemotherapy may have resulted in higher neutropenia rates observed with the 100-mg dose. Palbociclib exposure was higher with 125 versus 100 mg (mean area under plasma concentration-time curve over dosing interval [τ]: 1322 vs 547.5 ng·h/mL [single-dose], 2838 vs 1276 ng·h/mL [multiple-dose]; mean maximum plasma concentration: 104.1 vs 41.4 ng/mL [single-dose], 185.5 vs 77.4 ng/mL [multiple-dose]). Half-life was 23 to 26 hours. No drug-drug interactions between palbociclib and letrozole occurred. Four patients had stable disease (≥24 weeks in 1 patient with rectal cancer [100 mg] and 1 with esophageal cancer [125 mg]) in part 1; 2 had partial response, and 2 stable disease (both ≥24 weeks) in part 2. Palbociclib 125-mg dose (schedule 3/1) was tolerated and is the recommended dose for monotherapy and letrozole combination therapy in Japanese patients. A5481010; NCT01684215 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Pasireotide therapy of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)-associated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in female mice deleted for an Men1 allele (Men1(+/-)) improves survival and reduces tumor progression.

Pasireotide, a somatostatin analog, is reported to have anti-proliferative effects in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). We therefore assessed the efficacy of pasireotide, for treating pancreatic and pituitary NETs that develop in a mouse model of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1). Men1(+/-) mice were treated from 12 months-of-age with 40 mg/kg pasireotide long-acting release (LAR) formulation, or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), intramuscularly monthly for 9 months. The Men1(+/-) mice had magnetic resonance imaging at 12 and 21 months-of-age, and from 20 months-of-age oral 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine for 1 month, to assess tumor development and proliferation, respectively. NETs were harvested at 21 months-of-age, and proliferation and apoptosis assessed by immunohistochemistry and TUNEL assays, respectively. Pasireotide-treated Men1(+/-) mice had increased survival (80.9 (pasireotide) vs. 65.2% (PBS), P&lt;0.05), with fewer mice developing pancreatic NETs (86.9% (pasireotide) vs. 96.9% (PBS), P&lt;0.05) and smaller increases in pituitary NET volumes (pre-treated vs. post-treated = 0.803 ±0.058mm(3) vs. 2.872 ±0.728 mm(3) (pasireotide) compared to 0.844 ±0.066mm(3) vs. 8.847 ±1.948mm(3) (PBS), P&lt;0.01). In addition, pasireotide-treated mice had fewer pancreatic NETs compared to PBS-treated mice (2.36 ±0.25 vs. 3.72 ±0.32, respectively, P&lt;0.001), with decreased proliferation in pancreatic NETs (0.35 ±0.03% (pasireotide) vs. 0.78 ±0.08% (PBS), P&lt;0.0001) and pituitary NETs (0.73 ±0.07% (pasireotide) vs. 1.81 ±0.15% (PBS), P&lt;0.0001), but increased apoptosis in pancreatic NETs (0.42 ±0.05% (pasireotide) vs. 0.19 ±0.03% (PBS), P&lt;0.001) and pituitary NETs (14.75 ±1.58% (pasireotide) vs. 2.35 ±0.44% (PBS), P&lt;0.001). Thus, pasireotide increased survival and inhibited pancreatic and pituitary NET growth, thereby indicating its potential as an anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic therapy.