Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer: Why Hyaluronidase Deserves a Second Look

Cancer Discovery - Tập 1 Số 4 - Trang 291-296 - 2011
Clifford J. Whatcott1, Haiyong Han1, Richard G. Posner1, Galen Hostetter1, Daniel D. Von Hoff1
1Authors' Affiliations: 1Clinical Translational Research Division and 2Integrated Cancer Genomics Division, The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona

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Abstract

Increased extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition is a characteristic observed in many solid tumors. Increased levels of one ECM component—namely, hyaluronan (HA)—leads to reduced elasticity of tumor tissue and increased interstitial fluid pressure. Multiple initial reports showed that the addition of hyaluronidase (HYAL) to chemotherapeutic regimens could greatly improve efficacy. Unfortunately, the bovine HYAL used in those studies was limited therapeutically by immunologic responses to treatment. Newly developed recombinant human HYAL has recently been introduced into clinical trials. In this article, we describe the role of HA in cancer, methods of targeting HA, and clinical studies performed to date, and we propose that targeting HA could now be an effective treatment option for patients with many different types of solid tumors. Cancer Discovery; 1(4): 291–96. ©2011 AACR.

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