Heparin-Modified Polyethylene Glycol Microparticle Aggregates for Focal Cancer Chemotherapy

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Beitragende

  • F. Philipp Seib - , University of Strathclyde, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden, Tufts University (Autor:in)
  • Mikhail Tsurkan - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Uwe Freudenberg - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • David L. Kaplan - , Tufts University (Autor:in)
  • Carsten Werner - , Professur für Biofunktionale Polymermaterialien (gB/IPF), Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

Focal cancer therapy can improve clinical outcomes. Here, we evaluated injectable heparin-containing hydrogel material loaded with doxorubicin as a focal breast cancer therapy. We utilized a binary heparin/polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel that was processed post synthesis into hydrogel microparticle aggregates to yield a readily injectable hydrogel. When loaded with doxorubicin, the injectable hydrogel microparticle aggregates had excellent short- and long-term anticancer activity against human breast cancer cells in vitro. Efficacy as a focal anticancer therapy was also evaluated in vivo by local injection of the doxorubicin-loaded PEG-heparin hydrogel microparticle aggregates into mice with established human orthotopic breast tumors. Animals showed significant antitumor responses by reduction in both primary tumor growth and metastasis when compared to animals that received the equivalent doxorubicin dose via an intravenous bolus injection. Overall, PEG-heparin hydrogel microparticle aggregates are emerging as a potential anticancer drug delivery system for focal therapy.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)2287-2293
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering
Jahrgang2
Ausgabenummer12
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 12 Dez. 2016
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-0189-3448/work/161890425

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • breast cancer, hydrogel, microparticle drug delivery