2024 Ultrasound-mediated Drug Delivery Technology Enhances Conventional Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy

02/01/2025

Publication Link: Power-Doppler-based NH002 Microbubble Sonoporation with Chemotherapy Relieves Hypoxia and Enhances the Efficacy of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Tumors | Scientific Reports (nature.com)

Abstract: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) poses challenges due to late-stage diagnosis and limited treatment response, often attributed to the hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME). Sonoporation, combining ultrasound and microbubbles, holds promise for enhancing therapy. However, additional preclinical research utilizing commercially available ultrasound equipment for PDAC treatment while delving into the TME's intricacies is necessary. This study investigated the potential of using a clinically available ultrasound system and phase 2-proven microbubbles to relieve tumor hypoxia and enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy in a murine PDAC model. This approach enables early PDAC detection and blood-flow-sensitive Power-Doppler sonoporation in combination with chemotherapy. It significantly extended treated mice's median survival compared to chemotherapy alone. Mechanistically, this combination therapy enhanced tumor perfusion and substantially reduced tumor hypoxia (77% and 67%, 1- and 3-days post-treatment). Additionally, cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8) T-cell infiltration increased four-fold afterward. The combined treatment demonstrated a strengthening of the anti-programmed death-ligand 1(αPDL1) therapy against PDAC. Our study illustrates the feasibility of using a clinically available ultrasound system with NH-002 microbubbles for early tumor detection, alleviating hypoxic TME, and improving chemotherapy and immunotherapy. It suggests the development of an adjuvant theragnostic protocol incorporating Power-Doppler sonoporation for pancreatic tumor treatment.   

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