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flucytosine and Astrocytoma, Grade IV

flucytosine has been researched along with Astrocytoma, Grade IV in 20 studies

Flucytosine: A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent.
flucytosine : An organofluorine compound that is cytosine that is substituted at position 5 by a fluorine. A prodrug for the antifungal 5-fluorouracil, it is used for the treatment of systemic fungal infections.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Temozolomide (TMZ) with radiation is the most frequently used first-line treatment for patients with glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer in adults."7.79Toca 511 gene transfer and 5-fluorocytosine in combination with temozolomide demonstrates synergistic therapeutic efficacy in a temozolomide-sensitive glioblastoma model. ( Espinoza, FL; Gruber, HE; Gunzburg, W; Hlavaty, J; Huang, TT; Ibañez, CE; Jolly, DJ; Kasahara, N; Martin, B; Ostertag, D; Pertschuk, D; Petznek, H; Robbins, JM; Rodriguez-Aguirre, M, 2013)
"Lomustine is a treatment option for patients with high-grade glioma."5.43Toca 511 plus 5-fluorocytosine in combination with lomustine shows chemotoxic and immunotherapeutic activity with no additive toxicity in rodent glioblastoma models. ( Gruber, HE; Huang, TT; Ibañez, CE; Jolly, DJ; Lopez Espinoza, F; Mendoza, D; Robbins, JM; Yagiz, K, 2016)
"5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a potent antimetabolite used for chemotherapy of gastrointestinal (GI), breast, and head and neck malignancies."5.31Intratumoral 5-fluorouracil produced by cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine gene therapy is effective for experimental human glioblastomas. ( Buchsbaum, DJ; Gillespie, GY; Miller, CR; Williams, CR, 2002)
" Temozolomide (TMZ) with radiation is the most frequently used first-line treatment for patients with glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer in adults."3.79Toca 511 gene transfer and 5-fluorocytosine in combination with temozolomide demonstrates synergistic therapeutic efficacy in a temozolomide-sensitive glioblastoma model. ( Espinoza, FL; Gruber, HE; Gunzburg, W; Hlavaty, J; Huang, TT; Ibañez, CE; Jolly, DJ; Kasahara, N; Martin, B; Ostertag, D; Pertschuk, D; Petznek, H; Robbins, JM; Rodriguez-Aguirre, M, 2013)
"Glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma are two of the most aggressive and common glioma malignancies in adults."2.61Early clinical trials of Toca 511 and Toca FC show a promising novel treatment for recurrent malignant glioma. ( Adamson, DC; Philbrick, BD, 2019)
"The fatal nature of glioblastoma is caused by tumor-initiating glioblastoma cells."2.48Stem cell based glioblastoma gene therapy. ( Altaner, C; Altanerova, V, 2012)
"Lomustine is a treatment option for patients with high-grade glioma."1.43Toca 511 plus 5-fluorocytosine in combination with lomustine shows chemotoxic and immunotherapeutic activity with no additive toxicity in rodent glioblastoma models. ( Gruber, HE; Huang, TT; Ibañez, CE; Jolly, DJ; Lopez Espinoza, F; Mendoza, D; Robbins, JM; Yagiz, K, 2016)
"5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a potent antimetabolite used for chemotherapy of gastrointestinal (GI), breast, and head and neck malignancies."1.31Intratumoral 5-fluorouracil produced by cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine gene therapy is effective for experimental human glioblastomas. ( Buchsbaum, DJ; Gillespie, GY; Miller, CR; Williams, CR, 2002)

Research

Studies (20)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's2 (10.00)18.2507
2000's6 (30.00)29.6817
2010's12 (60.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Philbrick, BD1
Adamson, DC1
Kazlauskas, A1
Darinskas, A1
Meškys, R1
Tamašauskas, A1
Urbonavičius, J1
Niu, J1
Xing, C1
Yan, C1
Liu, H1
Cui, Y1
Peng, H1
Chen, Y1
Li, D1
Jiang, C1
Li, N1
Yang, H1
Huang, TT2
Hlavaty, J2
Ostertag, D1
Espinoza, FL1
Martin, B1
Petznek, H2
Rodriguez-Aguirre, M1
Ibañez, CE2
Kasahara, N1
Gunzburg, W1
Gruber, HE2
Pertschuk, D1
Jolly, DJ2
Robbins, JM2
Altaner, C3
Altanerova, V3
Cihova, M2
Ondicova, K2
Rychly, B2
Baciak, L1
Mravec, B2
Yagiz, K1
Lopez Espinoza, F1
Mendoza, D1
Strebe, JK1
Lubin, JA1
Kuo, JS1
Breton, E1
Goetz, C1
Kintz, J1
Accart, N1
Aubertin, G1
Grellier, B1
Erbs, P1
Rooke, R1
Constantinesco, A1
Choquet, P1
Jandl, G1
Liszt, M1
König-Schuster, M1
Sedlak, J1
Egerbacher, M1
Weissenberger, J1
Salmons, B1
Günzburg, WH1
Renner, M1
Lee, SJ1
Kim, Y1
Jo, MY1
Kim, HS1
Jin, Y1
Kim, SU1
Jin, J1
Joo, KM1
Nam, DH1
Babic, M1
Dabrowska, A1
Szary, J1
Kowalczuk, M1
Szala, S1
Ugorski, M1
Bourbeau, D2
Lavoie, G2
Nalbantoglu, J2
Massie, B2
Chen, JK1
Hu, LJ1
Wang, D1
Lamborn, KR1
Deen, DF1
Lau, CJ1
Jaime, J1
Koty, Z1
Zehntner, SP1
Mes-Masson, AM1
Haberkorn, U2
Oberdorfer, F2
Gebert, J1
Morr, I1
Haack, K1
Weber, K1
Lindauer, M2
van Kaick, G1
Schackert, HK2
Rowley, S1
Gebert, JF1
Moebius, U1
Herfarth, C1
Noble, M1
Miller, CR1
Williams, CR1
Buchsbaum, DJ1
Gillespie, GY1

Reviews

3 reviews available for flucytosine and Astrocytoma, Grade IV

ArticleYear
Early clinical trials of Toca 511 and Toca FC show a promising novel treatment for recurrent malignant glioma.
    Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2019, Volume: 28, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Animals; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Astrocytoma; Brain Neoplasms; Cytosi

2019
Stem cell based glioblastoma gene therapy.
    Neoplasma, 2012, Volume: 59, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Ganciclovir; Genetic Therapy; Glioblastoma; Humans; Mesenc

2012
Can neural stem cells be used to track down and destroy migratory brain tumor cells while also providing a means of repairing tumor-associated damage?
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2000, Nov-07, Volume: 97, Issue:23

    Topics: Animals; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Movement; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine;

2000

Other Studies

17 other studies available for flucytosine and Astrocytoma, Grade IV

ArticleYear
Isocytosine deaminase Vcz as a novel tool for the prodrug cancer therapy.
    BMC cancer, 2019, Mar-04, Volume: 19, Issue:1

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Animals; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Brain Neoplasms; Caco-2 Cells; Cell Line,

2019
Lentivirus-mediated CD/TK fusion gene transfection neural stem cell therapy for C6 glioblastoma.
    Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2013, Volume: 34, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Antiviral Agents; Apoptosi

2013
Toca 511 gene transfer and 5-fluorocytosine in combination with temozolomide demonstrates synergistic therapeutic efficacy in a temozolomide-sensitive glioblastoma model.
    Cancer gene therapy, 2013, Volume: 20, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Brain Neoplasms; Cytosine Deaminase; Dacarb

2013
Complete regression of glioblastoma by mesenchymal stem cells mediated prodrug gene therapy simulating clinical therapeutic scenario.
    International journal of cancer, 2014, Mar-15, Volume: 134, Issue:6

    Topics: Adipose Tissue; Animals; Antimetabolites; Bone Marrow; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Proliferation; Cells, C

2014
Toca 511 plus 5-fluorocytosine in combination with lomustine shows chemotoxic and immunotherapeutic activity with no additive toxicity in rodent glioblastoma models.
    Neuro-oncology, 2016, Volume: 18, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Brain Neoplasms; Cytosine Deaminase; Diseas

2016
"Tag Team" Glioblastoma Therapy: Results From a Phase 1 Trial of Toca 511 and 5-Fluorocytosine for Recurrent High-Grade Glioma.
    Neurosurgery, 2016, Volume: 79, Issue:6

    Topics: Brain Neoplasms; Flucytosine; Glioblastoma; Glioma; Humans

2016
In vivo preclinical low-field MRI monitoring of tumor growth following a suicide-gene therapy in an orthotopic mice model of human glioblastoma.
    Comptes rendus biologies, 2010, Volume: 333, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Biotransformation; Brain Neoplasms; Cytosine Deaminase; Fe

2010
Comparative evaluation of preclinical in vivo models for the assessment of replicating retroviral vectors for the treatment of glioblastoma.
    Journal of neuro-oncology, 2011, Volume: 102, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Brain Neoplasms; Bystander Effect; Cytosine Deaminase; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Evaluat

2011
Combined treatment of tumor-tropic human neural stem cells containing the CD suicide gene effectively targets brain tumors provoking a mild immune response.
    Oncology reports, 2011, Volume: 25, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Movement; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytosine

2011
Human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells expressing yeast cytosinedeaminase::uracil phosphoribosyltransferase inhibit intracerebral rat glioblastoma.
    International journal of cancer, 2012, May-15, Volume: 130, Issue:10

    Topics: Adipose Tissue; Animals; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Line, Tumor; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytosine Deam

2012
CEA-negative glioblastoma and melanoma cells are sensitive to cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine therapy directed by the carcinoembryonic antigen promoter.
    Acta biochimica Polonica, 2004, Volume: 51, Issue:3

    Topics: Base Sequence; Carcinoembryonic Antigen; Cell Line, Tumor; Cytosine Deaminase; DNA, Complementary; D

2004
Suicide gene therapy with an adenovirus expressing the fusion gene CD::UPRT in human glioblastomas: different sensitivities correlate with p53 status.
    The journal of gene medicine, 2004, Volume: 6, Issue:12

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Antimetabolites; Brain Neoplasms; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Gene Expression Pro

2004
Cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine exposure induces bystander and radiosensitization effects in hypoxic glioblastoma cells in vitro.
    International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2007, Apr-01, Volume: 67, Issue:5

    Topics: Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Bystander Effect; Cell Hypoxia; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Cy

2007
Improvement of antitumor activity by gene amplification with a replicating but nondisseminating adenovirus.
    Cancer research, 2007, Apr-01, Volume: 67, Issue:7

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Fluorouracil; Gene Amplifi

2007
Monitoring gene therapy with cytosine deaminase: in vitro studies using tritiated-5-fluorocytosine.
    Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 1996, Volume: 37, Issue:1

    Topics: Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Fluorouracil; Genetic Therapy

1996
Cytosine deaminase gene as a potential tool for the genetic therapy of colorectal cancer.
    Journal of surgical oncology, 1996, Volume: 61, Issue:1

    Topics: Base Sequence; Cell Death; Cloning, Molecular; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cytosine Deaminase; Escherichia

1996
Intratumoral 5-fluorouracil produced by cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine gene therapy is effective for experimental human glioblastomas.
    Cancer research, 2002, Feb-01, Volume: 62, Issue:3

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Animals; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Brain Neoplasms; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucyto

2002