Abstract

We are studying the possibility of arresting the growth of ovarian cancer by increasing expression of the major gene responsible for hereditary ovarian cancer, BRCA1. We have demonstrated that gene transfer of BRCA1 into cancer cells inhibits their growth and reduces tumorigenesis of human cancer cells in nude mice. Because BRCA1 appears be a secreted growth inhibitor, it is an ideal gene for gene therapy studies because transduction of only a moderate percentage of tumor cells apparently produces enough growth inhibitor to inhibit all tumor cells. The purpose of this study is to use a disabled mouse virus to introduce the BRCA1 gene into ovarian cancer cells to determine if this will inhibit the growth and spread of the cancer cells within the patient. We are almost finished with the recruitment phase of this study, thus the yearly follow up examines for retroviral vector in the peripheral blood and other tests will require our attentions currently.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
3M01RR000095-38
Application #
6276848
Study Section
Project Start
1997-12-01
Project End
1998-11-30
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
38
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
004413456
City
Nashville
State
TN
Country
United States
Zip Code
37212

  Publications

Kaltenbach, Karol; O'Grady, Kevin E; Heil, Sarah H et al. (2018) Prenatal exposure to methadone or buprenorphine: Early childhood developmental outcomes. Drug Alcohol Depend 185:40-49
Gupta, Samir K; Yeh, Eunice; Kitch, Douglas W et al. (2017) Bone mineral density reductions after tenofovir disoproxil fumarate initiation and changes in phosphaturia: a secondary analysis of ACTG A5224s. J Antimicrob Chemother 72:2042-2048
Gilchuk, Pavlo; Knight, Frances C; Wilson, John T et al. (2017) Eliciting Epitope-Specific CD8+ T Cell Response by Immunization with Microbial Protein Antigens Formulated with ?-Galactosylceramide: Theory, Practice, and Protocols. Methods Mol Biol 1494:321-352
Sebag, Sara C; Koval, Olha M; Paschke, John D et al. (2017) Mitochondrial CaMKII inhibition in airway epithelium protects against allergic asthma. JCI Insight 2:e88297
Joy, Nino G; Mikeladze, Maia; Younk, Lisa M et al. (2016) Effects of equivalent sympathetic activation during hypoglycemia on endothelial function and pro-atherothrombotic balance in healthy individuals and obese standard treated type 2 diabetes. Metabolism 65:1695-1705
Gilchuk, Pavlo; Hill, Timothy M; Guy, Clifford et al. (2016) A Distinct Lung-Interstitium-Resident Memory CD8(+) T Cell Subset Confers Enhanced Protection to Lower Respiratory Tract Infection. Cell Rep 16:1800-9
Jones, Hendrée E; Seashore, Carl; Johnson, Elisabeth et al. (2016) Measurement of neonatal abstinence syndrome: Evaluation of short forms. J Opioid Manag 12:19-23
Laird, Chris; Burdorf, Lars; Pierson 3rd, Richard N (2016) Lung xenotransplantation: a review. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 21:272-8
Chung, C P; Ormseth, M J; Connelly, M A et al. (2016) GlycA, a novel marker of inflammation, is elevated in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 25:296-300
Towse, Theodore F; Childs, Benjamin T; Sabin, Shea A et al. (2016) Comparison of muscle BOLD responses to arterial occlusion at 3 and 7 Tesla. Magn Reson Med 75:1333-40

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