High-load nanoparticles with a chemotherapeutic SN-38/FdUMP drug cocktail

Nanoscale. 2024 Aug 13;16(31):14853-14860. doi: 10.1039/d4nr01403k.

Abstract

[Gd(OH)]2+[(SN-38)0.5(FdUMP)0.5]2- inorganic-organic hybrid nanoparticles (IOH-NPs) with a chemotherapeutic cocktail of ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN-38, active form of irinotecan) and 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine-5'-phosphate (FdUMP, active form of 5'-fluoruracil), 40 nm in size, are prepared in water. The IOH-NPs contain a total drug load of 63 wt% with 33 wt% of SN-38 and 30 wt% of FdUMP. Cell-based assays show efficient cellular uptake and promising anti-tumour activity on two pancreatic cancer cell lines of murine origin (KPC, Panc02). Beside the high-load drug cocktail, especially the option to use SN-38, which - although 100- to 1000-times more potent than irinotecan - is usually unsuitable for systemic administration due to poor solubility, low stability, and high toxicity upon non-selective delivery. The [Gd(OH)]2+[(SN-38)0.5(FdUMP)0.5]2- IOH-NPs are a new concept to deliver a drug cocktail with SN-38 and FdUMP directly to the tumour, shielded in a nanoparticle, to reduce side effects.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Camptothecin* / analogs & derivatives
  • Camptothecin* / chemistry
  • Camptothecin* / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry
  • Floxuridine / chemistry
  • Floxuridine / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Irinotecan* / chemistry
  • Irinotecan* / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Nanoparticles* / chemistry

Substances

  • Irinotecan
  • Camptothecin
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Drug Carriers
  • Floxuridine