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Appl Radiat Isot. 2015 Dec;106:22-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.06.016. Epub 2015 Jun 18.

From the laboratory to the clinic: How translational studies in animals have lead to clinical advances in boron neutron capture therapy.

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The Ohio State University, Department of Pathology, 4132 Graves Hall, 333W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Electronic address: rolf.barth@osumc.edu.

Abstract

In this report five examples have been selected to illustrate how studies in experimental animals have lead directly to clinical implementation. These include (1) the use of BSH as a boron delivery agent for BNCT of patients with brain tumors, and more specifically gliomas; (2) the use of BPA as a delivery agent for BNCT for patients with melanomas and (3) its subsequent use for BNCT of patients with gliomas; (4) optimization of the delivery of BPA in patients with gliomas; and finally (5) the combination of BSH and BPA with BNCT alone or together with X-irradiation to treat patients with gliomas.

KEYWORDS:

Boronophenylalanine (BPA); Melanomas and brain tumors; Optimization of delivery of BSH and BPA; Sodium borocaptate (BSH)

PMID:
26149807
DOI:
10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.06.016
[Indexed for MEDLINE]

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