THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS IN PANCREATIC AND BREAST CANCERS: POTENTIAL ROLE OF MUC1

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Besmer, D. (2013). THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS IN PANCREATIC AND BREAST CANCERS: POTENTIAL ROLE OF MUC1. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US, and breast cancer (BC) contributes to ~40,000 deaths annually. The development of novel therapeutic agents for improving patient outcome is of paramount importance. Importantly, MUC1 is a mucin glycoprotein expressed on the apical surface of normal glandular epithelia but is over expressed and aberrantly glycosylated in >80% of human PDA and in >90% of BC. In the present study, we first utilize a model of PDA that is Muc1-null in order to elucidate the oncogenic role of MUC1. We show that lack of Muc1 significantly decreased proliferation, invasion, and mitotic rates both in vivo and in vitro. Next, we evaluated the anticancer efficacy of oncolytic virus (OV) therapy that utilizes viruses to kill tumor cells. The oncolytic potential of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was analyzed in a panel of human PDA cell lines in vitro and in vivo in immune compromised mice. Our results demonstrate that VSV has potential as an OV against human PDA cells. Next, we tested oncolytic VSV in an immunocompetent mouse model. In agreement with our in vitro results, in vivo administration of live VSV resulted in the significant growth reduction of PDA tumors, with an enhanced efficacy when used in combination with a chemotherapeutic drug, gemcitabine. Finally, we tested a MUC1 specific tumor vaccine with targeted inhibition of immune suppression in a model of BC. Our results indicate that Indomethacin in combination with a MUC1 vaccine resulted in a significant reduction in tumor burden. These data, therefore, may have implications in the future design of MUC1-targeted therapies for BC and OV therapies for PDA.

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Author

Besmer, Dahlia

Title

THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS IN PANCREATIC AND BREAST CANCERS: POTENTIAL ROLE OF MUC1

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Date

2013

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US, and breast cancer (BC) contributes to ~40,000 deaths annually. The development of novel therapeutic agents for improving patient outcome is of paramount importance. Importantly, MUC1 is a mucin glycoprotein expressed on the apical surface of normal glandular epithelia but is over expressed and aberrantly glycosylated in >80% of human PDA and in >90% of BC. In the present study, we first utilize a model of PDA that is Muc1-null in order to elucidate the oncogenic role of MUC1. We show that lack of Muc1 significantly decreased proliferation, invasion, and mitotic rates both in vivo and in vitro. Next, we evaluated the anticancer efficacy of oncolytic virus (OV) therapy that utilizes viruses to kill tumor cells. The oncolytic potential of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was analyzed in a panel of human PDA cell lines in vitro and in vivo in immune compromised mice. Our results demonstrate that VSV has potential as an OV against human PDA cells. Next, we tested oncolytic VSV in an immunocompetent mouse model. In agreement with our in vitro results, in vivo administration of live VSV resulted in the significant growth reduction of PDA tumors, with an enhanced efficacy when used in combination with a chemotherapeutic drug, gemcitabine. Finally, we tested a MUC1 specific tumor vaccine with targeted inhibition of immune suppression in a model of BC. Our results indicate that Indomethacin in combination with a MUC1 vaccine resulted in a significant reduction in tumor burden. These data, therefore, may have implications in the future design of MUC1-targeted therapies for BC and OV therapies for PDA.

Genre

doctoral dissertations

Subjects--Topics

Biology

Degree

Ph.D.

Keywords

Cancer
MUCL
Oncolytic
VSV

Subject Area

Biology

Advisor(s)

Mukherjee, Pinku

Committee Members

Grdzelishvili, Valery
Clemens, Mark
Dreau, Didier
Ogle, Craig

Degree Note

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2013.

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