PMID- 38521368 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240426 LR - 20240426 IS - 1096-0333 (Electronic) IS - 0041-008X (Linking) VI - 485 DP - 2024 Apr TI - TXB-001, a newly-developed polymer-conjugated anthracycline: Significantly lower adverse effects in animal models of alopecia and hand-foot syndrome. PG - 116912 LID - S0041-008X(24)00110-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.taap.2024.116912 [doi] AB - Anthracycline anti-cancer drugs have been widely used in the treatment of several cancers; however, their use is limited by adverse effects (AEs). Alopecia is a common AE that is minimally invasive, but adversely affects mental health and reduces quality of life (QoL). Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is a dose-limiting AE of DOXIL, a liposomal formulation of doxorubicin (DOX). Although it is not a life-threatening condition, HFS affects function and reduces QoL. TXB-001 is a new candidate polymer-conjugated anthracycline anti-cancer drug, and modified and optimized polymerized pirarubicin (THP), known as P-THP, is expected to have low toxicity and high efficacy. The anti-cancer effects of TXB-001 were examined using the 4T1 mouse model. An alopecia mouse model and HFS rat model were used to evaluate the alopecia- and HFS-inducing effects of TXB-001 and compare their severity with existing anthracycline anti-cancer drugs. A pharmacokinetic analysis of plasma as well as chest, palmar, and plantar skin samples after the single intravenous administration of DOXIL and TXB-001 to rats was also performed. The results obtained revealed that TXB-001 exerted similar anti-cancer effects to those of DOXIL in mice, weaker alopecia-inducing effects than DOX, DOXIL, and THP in mice, and no or markedly weaker HFS-like changes than DOXIL, which induced significant histopathological changes. The results of the pharmacokinetic analysis showed the accumulation of DOXIL, but not TXB-001, in skin, particularly palmar and plantar skin samples, and these differences were considered to contribute to their HFS-inducing effects. CI - Copyright (c) 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc. FAU - Hirakata, Mikito AU - Hirakata M AD - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan. FAU - Tomikawa, Emi AU - Tomikawa E AD - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan. FAU - Sakai, Chizuka AU - Sakai C AD - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan. FAU - Uchida, Masashi AU - Uchida M AD - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan. FAU - Okano, Tsubasa AU - Okano T AD - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan. FAU - Shimozono, Rieko AU - Shimozono R AD - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan. FAU - Kawai, Masakatsu AU - Kawai M AD - Department of Bio Research, Kamakura Techno-Science, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa, 248-0036, Japan. FAU - Itaba, Shoichi AU - Itaba S AD - Department of Bio Research, Kamakura Techno-Science, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa, 248-0036, Japan. FAU - Munakata, Lisa AU - Munakata L AD - Laboratory of Drug and Gene Delivery Research, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. FAU - Suzuki, Ryo AU - Suzuki R AD - Laboratory of Drug and Gene Delivery Research, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. FAU - Oshida, Keiyu AU - Oshida K AD - Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8555, Japan.. Electronic address: keiyu.oshida.h5@mail.toray. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20240322 PL - United States TA - Toxicol Appl Pharmacol JT - Toxicology and applied pharmacology JID - 0416575 RN - 80168379AG (Doxorubicin) RN - 0 (Polymers) RN - 0 (Antibiotics, Antineoplastic) RN - 0 (Anthracyclines) RN - 0 (liposomal doxorubicin) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 3WJQ0SDW1A (Polyethylene Glycols) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Alopecia/chemically induced/drug therapy MH - *Hand-Foot Syndrome/etiology/drug therapy MH - *Doxorubicin/toxicity/*analogs & derivatives MH - Female MH - Mice MH - *Disease Models, Animal MH - Rats MH - *Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Polymers/chemistry/toxicity MH - Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/toxicity MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Anthracyclines/toxicity/adverse effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Male MH - Antineoplastic Agents/toxicity MH - Polyethylene Glycols OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alopecia OT - Anthracycline Anti-cancer Drugs OT - Hand-Foot Syndrome COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2024/03/24 00:42 MHDA- 2024/04/27 09:50 CRDT- 2024/03/23 20:41 PHST- 2023/12/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/03/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/03/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/04/27 09:50 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/24 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/23 20:41 [entrez] AID - S0041-008X(24)00110-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.taap.2024.116912 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2024 Apr;485:116912. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2024.116912. Epub 2024 Mar 22.