Tumor Perfusion Enhancement by Focus Ultrasound-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Opening to Potentiate Anti-Pd-1 Immunotherapy of Glioma

H Shan, G Zheng, S Bao, H Yang, UD Shrestha… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Objective: To demonstrate the feasibility of using focused ultrasound to enhance delivery of
PD-1 inhibitors in glioma rats and determine if such an approach increases treatment …

Opening of the blood–brain barrier using low-intensity pulsed ultrasound enhances responses to immunotherapy in preclinical glioma models

A Sabbagh, K Beccaria, X Ling, A Marisetty, M Ott… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: The blood–brain barrier (BBB) inhibits adequate dosing/penetration of therapeutic
agents to malignancies in the brain. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPU) is a safe …

Blood-Brain Barrier Opening with Ultrasound Augments Doxorubicin and Anti-PD-1 Therapy Efficacy, Intracranial Immune Activation, and Prolongs Survival in …

VA Arrieta, A Gould, KS Kim, K Habashy, C Dmello… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: We utilized LIPU/MB to deliver doxorubicin and anti-PD-1 blocking antibodies to
murine models and evaluated drug concentrations in the brain. Flow cytometry evaluated …

SURG-06. ENHANCED DELIVERY OF ANTI-PD1 FOR TREATMENT OF DIFFUSE MIDLINE GLIOMA USING FOCUSED ULTRASOUND-MEDIATED BLOOD-BRAIN …

D Kokossis, HJ Wei, M Gallitto, N Yoh… - Neuro …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diffuse midline glioma with H3K27 mutation is a fatal central nervous system tumor, most
commonly arising in the brainstem. Despite a multitude of clinical trials, prognosis remains …

Focused Ultrasound for Blood-Brain Barrier Opening and Delivery of Anti-PD1 in Diffuse Midline Gliomas

D Kokossis, HJ Wei, M Gallitto, N Yoh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - redjournal.org
Purpose/Objective (s) Diffuse midline glioma with H3K27 mutation is a fatal pediatric brain
tumor, most commonly arising in the brainstem. This tumor remains universally fatal, despite …

Ultrasound‐induced blood‐brain‐barrier opening enhances anticancer efficacy in the treatment of glioblastoma: current status and future prospects

Z Deng, Z Sheng, F Yan - Journal of Oncology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) diffusely infiltrates normal brain tissue. The presence of the
blood‐brain barrier (BBB) poses difficulties for targeted delivery of currently available …

Focused ultrasound-induced blood–brain barrier opening to enhance interleukin-12 delivery for brain tumor immunotherapy: a preclinical feasibility study

PY Chen, HY Hsieh, CY Huang, CY Lin, KC Wei… - Journal of translational …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Interleukin-12 (IL-12) has long been considered to be effective in
triggering an anticancer immune response, however, the dosage has been limited by …

Focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening increases delivery and efficacy of etoposide for glioblastoma treatment

HJ Wei, PS Upadhyayula, AN Pouliopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating disease. With the current treatment of surgery
followed by chemoradiation, outcomes remain poor, with median survival of only 15 months …

Mechanisms of enhanced antiglioma efficacy of polysorbate 80‐modified paclitaxel‐loaded PLGA nanoparticles by focused ultrasound

Y Li, M Wu, N Zhang, C Tang, P Jiang… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of blood‐brain barrier (BBB) greatly limits the availability of drugs and their
efficacy against glioma. Focused ultrasound (FUS) can induce transient and local BBB …

Focused ultrasound mediated blood–brain barrier opening is safe and feasible in a murine pontine glioma model

ZK Englander, HJ Wei, AN Pouliopoulos, E Bendau… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Drug delivery in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma is significantly limited by the blood-brain
barrier (BBB). Focused ultrasound (FUS), when combined with the administration of …