Synergistic combinations of multiple chemotherapeutic agents in high capacity poly(2-oxazoline) micelles

Mol Pharm. 2012 Aug 6;9(8):2302-13. doi: 10.1021/mp300159u. Epub 2012 Jun 28.

Abstract

Many effective drugs for cancer treatment are poorly water-soluble. In combination chemotherapy, needed excipients in additive formulations are often toxic and restrict their applications in clinical intervention. Here, we report on amphiphilic poly(2-oxazoline)s (POx) micelles as a promising high capacity delivery platform for multidrug cancer chemotherapy. A variety of binary and ternary drugs combinations of paclitaxel (PTX), docetaxel (DTX), 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), etoposide (ETO) and bortezomib (BTZ) were solubilized in defined polymeric micelles achieving unprecedented high total loading capacities of up to 50 wt % drug per final formulation. Multidrug loaded POx micelles showed enhanced stability in comparison to single-drug loaded micelles. Drug ratio dependent synergistic cytotoxicity of micellar ETO/17-AAG was observed in MCF-7 cancer cells and of micellar BTZ/17-AAG in MCF-7, PC3, MDA-MB-231 and HepG2 cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Benzoquinones / chemistry
  • Benzoquinones / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Docetaxel
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods
  • Etoposide / chemistry
  • Etoposide / pharmacology
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic / chemistry
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic / pharmacology
  • Micelles*
  • Oxazoles / chemistry*
  • Taxoids / chemistry
  • Taxoids / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzoquinones
  • Drug Carriers
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic
  • Micelles
  • Oxazoles
  • Taxoids
  • poly(2-oxazoline)
  • Docetaxel
  • tanespimycin
  • Etoposide