The concept of foam as a drug carrier for intraperitoneal chemotherapy, feasibility, cytotoxicity and characteristics. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • For decades, intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPC) was delivered into the abdominal cavity as a liquid solution. This preliminary study aims to evaluate foam as a potential new drug carrier for IPC delivery. Foam-based intraperitoneal chemotherapy (FBIC) was produced with taurolidine, hydrogen peroxide, human serum, potassium iodide and doxorubicin/ oxaliplatin for both ex vivo and in vitro experiments. Analysis of FBIC efficacy included evaluation of cytotoxicity, tissue penetration, foam stability, temperature changes and total foam volume per time evaluation. FBIC showed penetration rates of about 275 ± 87 µm and higher cytotoxicity compared to controls and to conventional liquid IPC (p < 0.005). The volume of the generated foam was approximately 50-times higher than the initial liquid solution and temporarily stable. Foam core temperature was measured and increased to 47 °C after 9 min. Foam ingredients (total protein content) were evenly distributed within different locations. Our preliminary results are quite encouraging and indicate that FBIC is a feasible approach. However, in order to discuss a possible superior effect over conventional liquid or aerosolized chemo applications, further studies are required to investigate pharmacologic, pharmacodynamic and physical properties of FBIC.

publication date

  • June 25, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Drug Carriers
  • Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7316760

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85087063161

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.7150/jca.26860

PubMed ID

  • 32587302

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 1