Effects of telomerase expression on photodynamic therapy of Barrett's esophagus

Kenneth K. Wang; Marlys Anderson; Navtej Buttar; Louis-Michel WongKeeSong M.D.; Lynn Borkenhagen; Lori Lutzke

doi:10.1117/12.479434

13 June 2003 Effects of telomerase expression on photodynamic therapy of Barrett's esophagus

Kenneth K. Wang, Marlys Anderson, Navtej Buttar, Louis-Michel WongKeeSong M.D., Lynn Borkenhagen, Lori Lutzke

Proceedings Volume 4952, Optical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy XII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479434
Event: Biomedical Optics, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Photodynamic therapy has been applied to Barrett's esophagus and has been shown in prospective randomized studies to eliminate dysplasia as well as decrease the occurrence of cancer. However, the therapy isnot always effective and there are issues with residual areas of Barrett's mucosa despite therapy. There has not been a good explanation for these residual areas and they seem to imply that there may exist a biological mechanisms by which these cells may be resistant to photodynamic therapy. It was our aim to determine if known abnormalities in Barrett's mucosa could be correlated with the lack of response of some of these tissues. We examined the tissue from mulitpel patients who had resonse to therapy as well as those who did not respond. We assessed the tissue for p53 mutations, inactivatino of p16, ploidy status, cell proliferation, telomerase activity, and degree of dysplasia. Interestingly, the only genetic marker than was found to be correlated with lack of reonse was p53 and telomerase activity. This suggests that cells that have lost mechanisms for cell death such as apoptosis or telomere shortengin may be more resistant to photodynamic therapy. In this study, we examined patients before and after PDT for telomerase activity.

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Kenneth K. Wang, Marlys Anderson, Navtej Buttar, Louis-Michel WongKeeSong M.D., Lynn Borkenhagen, and Lori Lutzke "Effects of telomerase expression on photodynamic therapy of Barrett's esophagus", Proc. SPIE 4952, Optical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy XII, (13 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479434

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