PREVENT · Prostate cancer extracellular vesicles as biomarkers for nanomedicine treatment
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2015-09-14 → 2018-09-13
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 228 422 €
- Участници
- 2
- Схема
- MSCA-IF
Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.
Накратко на български
Вънтоклетъчните везикули в кръвта и урината се изследват като маркери за диагностика, съчетани с наночастици за целенасочено доставяне на лекарства при рак на простатата. Това помага за по-точно подбиране на подходящи терапии и по-лесно проследяване на ефекта им без инвазивни биопсии.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Prostate cancer extracellular vesicles as biomarkers for nanomedicine treatment
Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the deadliest types of cancer in males worldwide. Early stage PC is often curable but many patients develop castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), resulting in lethal end-stage disease. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) plasma levels have been traditionally exploited for diagnosis and prognosis. However, PSA screening is characterized by high variability leading to false-positive outcomes. Advanced therapies are required for the treatment of CRPC, guided by a reliable companion diagnostic test (CDx) for patient selection and to monitor therapeutic efficacy. The aim of this proposal is to co-develop for the first time a nanomedicine combination therapy and a CDx based on extracellular vesicles (EVs) for the treatment of CRPC. I will employ tumor-targeted nanomedicines to deliver more drug to the tumor and reduce side effects when compared to free drug. The treatment comprises microfluidics-prepared lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) containing siRNAs that target essential CRPC genes, combined with LNPs loaded with the cytotoxic anti-cancer agent docetaxel to achieve synergistic therapeutic effects. Regarding the CDx, EVs have created excitement as potential biomarker candidates. EVs are released by cells as means of intercellular communication and can be detected in bodily fluids. The number of EVs and their composition is altered in CRPC, raising opportunities to exploit them in a CDx. As EVs provide a fingerprint of their parental cell, EVs can be considered as liquid biopsies which provide more information than standard biomarker measurements and are much less invasive than prostate biopsies. I will collect blood and urine samples during the preclinical evaluation of the proposed treatment for EV analysis by surface markers, protein content and RNA content. The co-development of a nanomedicine combination treatment for CRPC and a CDx is a rational strategy that has the potential to advance into clinical evaluation and ultimately improve patient survival.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the deadliest types of cancer in males worldwide. Early stage PC is often curable but many patients develop castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), resulting in lethal end-stage disease. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) plasma levels have been traditionally exploited for diagnosis and prognosis. However, the application of PSA as a biomarker is associated with predictability issues. Advanced therapies are required for the treatment of CRPC, guided by a reliable companion diagnostic (CDx) test to monitor therapeutic efficacy. The aim of “PREVENT” is to co-develop a nanomedicine-based combination therapy for the treatment of CRPC and a CDx based on extracellular vesicles (EVs). I will employ tumour-targeted nanomedicines to deliver more drug to the tumour and reduce side effects when compared to free drug. The treatment comprises microfluidics-prepared lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) containing siRNAs that target genes involved in CRPC and LNPs loaded with the cytotoxic anti-cancer agent docetaxel to achieve synergistic therapeutic effects. For the CDx test, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have created excitement as possible biomarker candidates. EVs are released by cells as means of intercellular communication and can be detected in bodily fluids. The number of EVs and their composition is altered in CRPC, raising opportunities to exploit them in a CDx test. As EVs provide a fingerprint of their parental cell, EVs can be considered liquid biopsies, providing more information than standard biomarker measurements, and much less invasive than prostate biopsies. I will collect blood and urine samples during the preclinical evaluation of the proposed treatment for analysis using immunocapture and flow cytometry-based immunodetection platforms. The co-development of a nanomedicine combination treatment for CRPC and a CDx test is a rational strategy that has the potential to advance into clinical evaluation and ultimately improve patient survival.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT · UtrechtКоординаторНидерландия
- UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · VANCOUVERКанада
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз