Purpose: Bleomycin electrochemotherapy has been successfully used in preclinical studies and clinical trials for treating squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma; however, it is not effective for treating recurrent tumors or metastatic tumors, or for preventing tumor redevelopment. In this study, we explore the coadministration of bleomycin and interleukin-12 (IL-12) followed by electroporation for treating primary and metastatic tumors.
Experimental Design: Bleomycin, IL-12 plasmid DNA, or a combination of both were injected into high-grade malignant mammary tumors and SCCVII followed by electroporation. The tumor growth, survival, metastasis in lungs, CTL activity, and vascular density were analyzed. The results were analyzed by the two-sided Student's t test and Gehan's Wilcoxon test.
Results: Coadministration of bleomycin and IL-12 via electroporation eradicates preestablished 4T1 mammary tumors in up to 60% of mice, inhibits metastatic tumor development, and extends the long-term survival. Likewise, coadministration of bleomycin and IL-12 via electroporation eradicates squamous cell carcinoma (SCCVII) in 100% of mice and prevents tumor redevelopment in 80% of mice. Neither bleomycin nor IL-12 alone is able to achieve the same therapeutic potency. The primary role of bleomycin is to inhibit the tumor vessel development; the primary role of IL-12 is to increase the immune response that extends the survival of treated mice and inhibits the tumor redevelopment.
Conclusions: This combination modality has great potential to be translated in a clinical setting for treating high-grade malignancies and for preventing tumor redevelopment.
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