Combination of 131I-trastuzumab and lanatoside C enhanced therapeutic efficacy in HER2 positive tumor model

Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 18;11(1):12871. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-92460-0.

Abstract

Lanatoside C has a promising anti-tumor activity and is a potential candidate for radiosensitizers. In this study, we have investigated the therapeutic efficacy of the combination of 131I-trastuzumab and lanatoside C for inhibition of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive tumor progression in NCI-N87 xenograft model. The combination treatment (131I-trastuzumab and lanatoside C) showed highest cytotoxicity when compared to non-treated control or trastuzumab alone or 131I alone or 131I-trastuzumab alone in vitro. Biodistribution studies using 131I-trastuzumab or combination of 131I-trastuzumab and lanatoside C showed tumor uptake in BALB/c nude mice bearing HER2 positive NCI-N87 tumor xenograft model. The higher tumor uptake was observed in 131I-trastuzumab (19.40 ± 0.04% ID/g) than in the combination of 131I-trastuzumab and lanatoside C (14.02 ± 0.02% ID/g) at 24 h post-injection. Most importantly, an antitumor effect was observed in mice that received the combination of 131I-trastuzumab and lanatoside C (p = 0.009) when compared to control. In addition, mice received lanatoside C alone (p = 0.085) or 131I-trastuzumab alone (p = 0.160) did not significantly inhibit tumor progression compared with control. Taken together, our data suggest that combination of 131I-trastuzumab and lanatoside C might be a potential synergistic treatment for radioimmunotherapy to control the HER2 positive tumor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Synergism
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / administration & dosage*
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / chemistry
  • Lanatosides / chemistry
  • Lanatosides / pharmacology*
  • Mice
  • Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Radioimmunotherapy* / methods
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / genetics
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism*
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Trastuzumab / chemistry
  • Trastuzumab / pharmacology*
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iodine-131
  • Lanatosides
  • lanatoside C
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Trastuzumab