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flucytosine and Cancer of Prostate

flucytosine has been researched along with Cancer of Prostate in 28 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
"The indication is local recurrence of prostate cancer after definitive radiation therapy."2.70Phase I study of replication-competent adenovirus-mediated double suicide gene therapy for the treatment of locally recurrent prostate cancer. ( Aguilar-Cordova, E; Barton, K; Brown, S; DePeralta-Venturina, M; Freytag, SO; Khil, M; Kim, JH; Lu, M; Menon, M; Nafziger, D; Paielli, D; Peabody, J; Pegg, J; Stricker, H, 2002)
"Metastatic prostate cancer causes significant morbidity and mortality and there is a critical unmet need for effective treatments."1.43PSMA-specific theranostic nanoplex for combination of TRAIL gene and 5-FC prodrug therapy of prostate cancer. ( Banerjee, SR; Bhujwalla, ZM; Chen, Z; Krishnamachary, B; Penet, MF; Pomper, MG, 2016)
"CD-MSC toxicity on murine prostate cancer cells and tumour tropism were verified in vitro and ex-vivo before starting the preclinical studies."1.40Mesenchymal stem cells expressing therapeutic genes induce autochthonous prostate tumour regression. ( Abrate, A; Altaner, C; Benigni, F; Bettiga, A; Buono, R; Canu, T; Cavarretta, IT; Colciago, G; Del Maschio, A; Esposito, A; Guazzoni, G; Hedlund, P; Lucianò, R; Montorsi, F, 2014)
"Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among men."1.39Cytosine deaminase-expressing human neural stem cells inhibit tumor growth in prostate cancer-bearing mice. ( Cha, YJ; Doo, SW; Kim, DH; Kim, JH; Kim, SU; Lee, HJ; Song, YS, 2013)
"The risk of prostate cancer has been increasing in men by degrees."1.38Effects of genetically engineered stem cells expressing cytosine deaminase and interferon-beta or carboxyl esterase on the growth of LNCaP rrostate cancer cells. ( Choi, KC; Hwang, KA; Kim, SU; Kim, YB; Yi, BR, 2012)
" In order to assess the value of suicidal gene therapy on human prostate carcinoma, the authors studied the toxic effects of HSV-TK gene and CD-TK fusion gene systems on prostate carcinoma cell line PC-3m."1.32[Toxic effects of HSV-TK and CD-TK suicidal gene systems on prostate carcinoma cells]. ( Liu, CS; Ma, DX; Xu, CX; Xu, ZS; Zhang, DQ; Zhang, HQ, 2003)
"LNCaP human prostate cancer cells were co-transfected with these 2 plasmids and luciferase activity was measured to assess promoter activities."1.31Adenovirus mediated prostate specific enzyme prodrug gene therapy using prostate specific antigen promoter enhanced by the Cre-loxP system. ( Hayakawa, M; Ikegami, S; Suzuki, S; Tadakuma, T; Yoshimura, I, 2002)
"Established prostate cancer cell lines are eventually infectible by adenoviral vector."1.31Sensitization of prostate cancer cell lines to 5-fluorocytosine induced by adenoviral vector carrying a CD transcription unit. ( Deisseroth, A; Fu, S; Nanakorn, T; Wang, X; Won, J; Yin, L, 2001)
" In situ transduction of the CD gene, followed by systemic use of 5-FC at a daily dosage of 300 mg/kg for 14 days, was performed two days later."1.31In situ transduction of cytosine deaminase gene followed by systemic use of 5-fluorocytosine inhibits tumor growth and metastasis in orthotopic prostate cancer mouse models. ( Yin, L; Zhang, Y; Zhang, Z; Zhao, F, 2002)

Research

Studies (28)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's2 (7.14)18.2507
2000's20 (71.43)29.6817
2010's6 (21.43)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Abrate, A1
Buono, R1
Canu, T1
Esposito, A1
Del Maschio, A1
Lucianò, R1
Bettiga, A1
Colciago, G1
Guazzoni, G1
Benigni, F1
Hedlund, P1
Altaner, C2
Montorsi, F1
Cavarretta, IT2
Chen, Z1
Penet, MF1
Krishnamachary, B1
Banerjee, SR1
Pomper, MG1
Bhujwalla, ZM1
Marignol, L1
Foley, R1
Southgate, TD1
Coffey, M1
Hollywood, D1
Lawler, M1
Khatri, A3
Husaini, Y1
Ow, K2
Chapman, J2
Russell, PJ3
Xing, L1
Sun, X1
Deng, X1
Kotedia, K1
Urano, M1
Koutcher, JA1
Ling, CC1
Li, GC1
Altanerova, V1
Matuskova, M1
Kucerova, L1
Culig, Z1
Lu, M3
Freytag, SO4
Stricker, H3
Kim, JH4
Barton, K2
Movsas, B1
Yi, BR1
Hwang, KA1
Kim, YB1
Kim, SU2
Choi, KC1
Lee, HJ1
Doo, SW1
Kim, DH1
Cha, YJ1
Song, YS1
Khil, M1
Peabody, J2
Menon, M1
DePeralta-Venturina, M2
Nafziger, D1
Pegg, J2
Paielli, D2
Brown, S2
Aguilar-Cordova, E1
Corban-Wilhelm, H2
Hull, WE1
Becker, G2
Bauder-Wüst, U1
Greulich, D2
Debus, J2
Yoshimura, I2
Ikegami, S1
Suzuki, S2
Tadakuma, T2
Hayakawa, M2
Kato, H1
Koshida, K1
Yokoyama, K1
Mizokami, A1
Namiki, M1
Zhang, DQ1
Xu, CX1
Xu, ZS1
Ma, DX1
Zhang, HQ1
Liu, CS1
Pradhan, DG1
Xia, X1
Ehemann, V1
Braun, K1
Pandha, HS1
Cook, D1
Greenhalgh, R1
Dalgleish, A1
Boucher, PD1
Im, MM1
Shewach, DS1
Zhang, B1
Doherty, E1
Pwint, H1
Martiniello-Wilks, R1
Blackburn, RV2
Galoforo, SS2
Corry, PM2
Lee, YJ3
Anello, R1
Cohen, S1
Atkinson, G1
Hall, SJ1
Uchida, A1
O'Keefe, DS1
Bacich, DJ1
Molloy, PL1
Heston, WD1
Yin, L2
Fu, S1
Wang, X1
Nanakorn, T1
Won, J1
Deisseroth, A1
Lee, H1
Borrelli, MJ1
Zhang, Z1
Zhang, Y1
Zhao, F1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Replication-Competent Adenovirus-Mediated Suicide Gene Therapy in Combination With IMRT Versus IMRT Alone for the Treatment of Newly-Diagnosed Prostate Cancer With an Intermediate Risk Profile[NCT00583492]Phase 244 participants (Actual)Interventional2007-12-31Completed
Phase II Study Evaluating HSV-tk + Valacyclovir Gene Therapy in Combination With Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Brachytherapy, External Beam Radiotherapy, and Prostatectomy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer[NCT03541928]Phase 260 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2018-08-02Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Acute >= Grade 3 Treatment-related Toxicity

This metric includes both expected and unexpected events Toxicities were graded using the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 3 (NCT00583492)
Timeframe: 90 days

Interventionpercentage of adverse events (Number)
Gene Therapy + IMRT4.6
IMRT Alone6.0

Decrease in Quality of Life

Quality of Life was measured using the comprehensive Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) instrument 19 and 20 (NCT00583492)
Timeframe: 3 years

Interventionparticipants (Number)
Gene Therapy + IMRT0
IMRT Alone0

Disease-specific Survival

(NCT00583492)
Timeframe: 10 years

Interventionparticipants (Number)
Gene Therapy + IMRT21
IMRT Alone23

Freedom From Biochemical/Clinical Failure (FFF)

Biochemical/Clinical Failure was defined as PSA nadir plus 2 ng/mL (NCT00583492)
Timeframe: 5 years

Interventionparticipants (Number)
Gene Therapy + IMRT20
IMRT Alone21

Freedom From Distant Metastases

(NCT00583492)
Timeframe: 10 years

Interventionparticipants (Number)
Gene Therapy + IMRT21
IMRT Alone23

Positive Prostate Biopsy at 2 Years

(NCT00583492)
Timeframe: 2 years

Interventionparticipants (Number)
Gene Therapy + IMRT6
IMRT Alone11

Reviews

1 review available for flucytosine and Cancer of Prostate

ArticleYear
Novel gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapies against prostate cancer.
    Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2006, Volume: 15, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Bystander Effect; Clinical Trials as Topic; Combined Modality Therap

2006

Trials

3 trials available for flucytosine and Cancer of Prostate

ArticleYear
Adaptive seamless design for an efficacy trial of replication-competent adenovirus-mediated suicide gene therapy and radiation in newly-diagnosed prostate cancer (ReCAP Trial).
    Contemporary clinical trials, 2011, Volume: 32, Issue:3

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Antimetabolites; Antiviral Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Flucytosine; Ganciclovir

2011
Phase I study of replication-competent adenovirus-mediated double suicide gene therapy for the treatment of locally recurrent prostate cancer.
    Cancer research, 2002, Sep-01, Volume: 62, Issue:17

    Topics: Adenoviruses, Human; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy; Cytosine Deaminase; DNA, Viral; Flucytosine; G

2002
Phase I study of replication-competent adenovirus-mediated double-suicide gene therapy in combination with conventional-dose three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed, intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer.
    Cancer research, 2003, Nov-01, Volume: 63, Issue:21

    Topics: Adenoviruses, Human; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytosine Deaminase; DNA, Vi

2003
Phase I study of replication-competent adenovirus-mediated double-suicide gene therapy in combination with conventional-dose three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed, intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer.
    Cancer research, 2003, Nov-01, Volume: 63, Issue:21

    Topics: Adenoviruses, Human; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytosine Deaminase; DNA, Vi

2003
Phase I study of replication-competent adenovirus-mediated double-suicide gene therapy in combination with conventional-dose three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed, intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer.
    Cancer research, 2003, Nov-01, Volume: 63, Issue:21

    Topics: Adenoviruses, Human; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytosine Deaminase; DNA, Vi

2003
Phase I study of replication-competent adenovirus-mediated double-suicide gene therapy in combination with conventional-dose three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed, intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer.
    Cancer research, 2003, Nov-01, Volume: 63, Issue:21

    Topics: Adenoviruses, Human; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytosine Deaminase; DNA, Vi

2003

Other Studies

24 other studies available for flucytosine and Cancer of Prostate

ArticleYear
Mesenchymal stem cells expressing therapeutic genes induce autochthonous prostate tumour regression.
    European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 2014, Volume: 50, Issue:14

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Animals; Cell Movement; Cytosine Deaminase; Disease Models, Animal; Flucytosine; Gen

2014
PSMA-specific theranostic nanoplex for combination of TRAIL gene and 5-FC prodrug therapy of prostate cancer.
    Biomaterials, 2016, Volume: 80

    Topics: Animals; Antigens, Surface; Antimetabolites; Bacteria; Cell Line, Tumor; Cytosine Deaminase; DNA; Dr

2016
Hypoxia response element-driven cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine gene therapy system: a highly effective approach to overcome the dynamics of tumour hypoxia and enhance the radiosensitivity of prostate cancer cells in vitro.
    The journal of gene medicine, 2009, Volume: 11, Issue:2

    Topics: Cell Hypoxia; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Genetic Therapy; Gen

2009
Cytosine deaminase-uracil phosphoribosyltransferase and interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-18: a multimodal anticancer interface marked by specific modulation in serum cytokines.
    Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2009, Apr-01, Volume: 15, Issue:7

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytokines; Cyto

2009
Expression of the bifunctional suicide gene CDUPRT increases radiosensitization and bystander effect of 5-FC in prostate cancer cells.
    Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2009, Volume: 92, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Blotting, Western; Bystander Effect; Cell Line, Tumor; Coculture Techniques; Cytosine Deami

2009
Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells expressing prodrug-converting enzyme inhibit human prostate tumor growth.
    Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2010, Volume: 18, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Fluorouracil; Humans; Male; Mesenchymal

2010
Effects of genetically engineered stem cells expressing cytosine deaminase and interferon-beta or carboxyl esterase on the growth of LNCaP rrostate cancer cells.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2012, Sep-28, Volume: 13, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Camptothecin; Carboxylesterase; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Cell S

2012
Cytosine deaminase-expressing human neural stem cells inhibit tumor growth in prostate cancer-bearing mice.
    Cancer letters, 2013, Jul-10, Volume: 335, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Survival; Cell Track

2013
Cytosine deaminase and thymidine kinase gene therapy in a Dunning rat prostate tumour model: absence of bystander effects and characterisation of 5-fluorocytosine metabolism with 19F-NMR spectroscopy.
    Gene therapy, 2002, Volume: 9, Issue:23

    Topics: Animals; Antimetabolites; Bystander Effect; Cell Survival; Cytosine Deaminase; Disease Models, Anima

2002
Adenovirus mediated prostate specific enzyme prodrug gene therapy using prostate specific antigen promoter enhanced by the Cre-loxP system.
    The Journal of urology, 2002, Volume: 168, Issue:6

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Animals; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Cytosine Deaminase; Enhancer Elements, Genet

2002
Potential benefits of combining cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine gene therapy and irradiation for prostate cancer: experimental study.
    International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association, 2002, Volume: 9, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Antimetabolites; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Fluorouracil;

2002
[Toxic effects of HSV-TK and CD-TK suicidal gene systems on prostate carcinoma cells].
    Ai zheng = Aizheng = Chinese journal of cancer, 2003, Volume: 22, Issue:8

    Topics: Cell Line, Tumor; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Ganciclovir; Genetic Therapy; Humans; Male; Prost

2003
Comparison of different methods to assess the cytotoxic effects of cytosine deaminase and thymidine kinase gene therapy.
    Cancer gene therapy, 2004, Volume: 11, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Cell Cycle; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Cytosine Deaminase; Escherichia col

2004
Immunotherapy of murine prostate cancer using whole tumour cells killed ex vivo by cytosine deaminase/5-fluorocytosine suicide-gene therapy.
    BJU international, 2005, Volume: 95, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Antimetabolites; Apoptosis; Cancer Vaccines; Cell Line, Tumor; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytos

2005
A novel mechanism of synergistic cytotoxicity with 5-fluorocytosine and ganciclovir in double suicide gene therapy.
    Cancer research, 2006, Mar-15, Volume: 66, Issue:6

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cell Line, Tumor; Cytosine Deaminase;

2006
Combination of cytosine deaminase with uracil phosphoribosyl transferase leads to local and distant bystander effects against RM1 prostate cancer in mice.
    The journal of gene medicine, 2006, Volume: 8, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Genetic Therapy; Green Fluore

2006
Adenoviral-mediated transfer of a heat-inducible double suicide gene into prostate carcinoma cells.
    Cancer research, 1998, Apr-01, Volume: 58, Issue:7

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Antimetabolites; Antiviral Agents; Cytosine Deaminase; Enzyme Activation; Escherichia

1998
Adenoviral transduction of a cytosine deaminase/thymidine kinase fusion gene into prostate carcinoma cells enhances prodrug and radiation sensitivity.
    International journal of cancer, 1999, Jul-19, Volume: 82, Issue:2

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Animals; Antimetabolites; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antiviral Agents; Carcinoma

1999
Adenovirus mediated cytosine deaminase gene transduction and 5-fluorocytosine therapy sensitizes mouse prostate cancer cells to irradiation.
    The Journal of urology, 2000, Volume: 164, Issue:6

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Animals; Antimetabolites; Cell Survival; Cytosine Deaminase; Escherichia coli; Flucyto

2000
Suicide gene therapy on LNCaP human prostate cancer cells.
    International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association, 2001, Volume: 8, Issue:7

    Topics: Antimetabolites; Antiviral Agents; Cytosine Deaminase; Escherichia coli; Flucytosine; Ganciclovir; G

2001
In vivo suicide gene therapy model using a newly discovered prostate-specific membrane antigen promoter/enhancer: a potential alternative approach to androgen deprivation therapy.
    Urology, 2001, Volume: 58, Issue:2 Suppl 1

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Animals; Cytosine Deaminase; Flucytosine; Gene Expression; Genes, Reporter; Genetic

2001
Sensitization of prostate cancer cell lines to 5-fluorocytosine induced by adenoviral vector carrying a CD transcription unit.
    Chinese medical journal, 2001, Volume: 114, Issue:9

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Animals; Antimetabolites; Bystander Effect; Cell Survival; Cytosine Deaminase; Dose-Re

2001
Gene transfer into human prostate adenocarcinoma cells with an adenoviral vector: Hyperthermia enhances a double suicide gene expression, cytotoxicity and radiotoxicity.
    Cancer gene therapy, 2002, Volume: 9, Issue:3

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Adenoviridae; Antiviral Agents; Cell Survival; Cytosine Deaminase; Drug Synergism; F

2002
In situ transduction of cytosine deaminase gene followed by systemic use of 5-fluorocytosine inhibits tumor growth and metastasis in orthotopic prostate cancer mouse models.
    Chinese medical journal, 2002, Volume: 115, Issue:2

    Topics: Adenoviridae; Animals; Cell Division; Cytosine Deaminase; Disease Models, Animal; Flucytosine; Lymph

2002