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4 February 2011 “Sequential” Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT): A Novel Approach to BNCT for the Treatment of Oral Cancer in the Hamster Cheek Pouch Model
Ana J Molinari, Emiliano C. C Pozzi, Andrea Monti Hughes, Elisa M Heber, Marcela A Garabalino, Silvia I Thorp, Marcelo Miller, Maria E Itoiz, Romina F Aromando, David W Nigg, Jorge Quintana, Gustavo A Santa Cruz, Verónica A Trivillin, Amanda E Schwint
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In the present study the therapeutic effect and potential toxicity of the novel “Sequential” boron neutron capture therapy (Seq-BNCT) for the treatment of oral cancer was evaluated in the hamster cheek pouch model at the RA-3 Nuclear Reactor. Two groups of animals were treated with “Sequential” BNCT, i.e., BNCT mediated by boronophenylalanine (BPA) followed by BNCT mediated by sodium decahydrodecaborate (GB-10) either 24 h (Seq-24h-BNCT) or 48 h (Seq-48h-BNCT) later. In an additional group of animals, BPA and GB-10 were administered concomitantly [(BPA GB-10)-BNCT]. The single-application BNCT was to the same total physical tumor dose as the “Sequential” BNCT treatments. At 28 days post-treatment, Seq-24h-BNCT and Seq-48h-BNCT induced, respectively, overall tumor responses of 95 ± 2% and 91 ± 3%, with no statistically significant differences between protocols. Overall response for the single treatment with (BPA GB-10)-BNCT was 75 ± 5%, significantly lower than for Seq-BNCT. Both Seq-BNCT protocols and (BPA GB-10)-BNCT induced reversible mucositis in the dose-limiting precancerous tissue around treated tumors, reaching Grade 3/4 mucositis in 47 ± 12% and 60 ± 22% of the animals, respectively. No normal tissue toxicity was associated with tumor response for any of the protocols. “Sequential” BNCT enhanced tumor response without an increase in mucositis in dose-limiting precancerous tissue.

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Ana J Molinari, Emiliano C. C Pozzi, Andrea Monti Hughes, Elisa M Heber, Marcela A Garabalino, Silvia I Thorp, Marcelo Miller, Maria E Itoiz, Romina F Aromando, David W Nigg, Jorge Quintana, Gustavo A Santa Cruz, Verónica A Trivillin, and Amanda E Schwint "“Sequential” Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT): A Novel Approach to BNCT for the Treatment of Oral Cancer in the Hamster Cheek Pouch Model," Radiation Research 175(4), 463-472, (4 February 2011). https://doi.org/10.1667/RR2148.1
Received: 19 January 2010; Accepted: 1 November 2010; Published: 4 February 2011
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