Recent Advances and Future Directions in Sonodynamic Therapy for Cancer Treatment

Deep-tissue solid cancer treatment has a poor prognosis, resulting in a very low 5-year patient survival rate. The primary challenges facing solid tumor therapies are accessibility, incomplete surgical removal of tumor tissue, the resistance of the hypoxic and heterogeneous tumor microenvironment to...

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Main Authors: Priyankan Datta, Sreejesh Moolayadukkam, Dhrubajyoti Chowdhury, Adnan Rayes, Nan Sook Lee, Rakesh P. Sahu, Qifa Zhou, Ishwar K. Puri
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Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2024-01-01
Series:BME Frontiers
Online Access:https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/bmef.0080
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author Priyankan Datta
Sreejesh Moolayadukkam
Dhrubajyoti Chowdhury
Adnan Rayes
Nan Sook Lee
Rakesh P. Sahu
Qifa Zhou
Ishwar K. Puri
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Sreejesh Moolayadukkam
Dhrubajyoti Chowdhury
Adnan Rayes
Nan Sook Lee
Rakesh P. Sahu
Qifa Zhou
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description Deep-tissue solid cancer treatment has a poor prognosis, resulting in a very low 5-year patient survival rate. The primary challenges facing solid tumor therapies are accessibility, incomplete surgical removal of tumor tissue, the resistance of the hypoxic and heterogeneous tumor microenvironment to chemotherapy and radiation, and suffering caused by off-target toxicities. Here, sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is an evolving therapeutic approach that uses low-intensity ultrasound to target deep-tissue solid tumors. The ability of ultrasound to deliver energy safely and precisely into small deep-tissue (>10 cm) volumes makes SDT more effective than conventional photodynamic therapy. While SDT is currently in phase 1/2 clinical trials for glioblastoma multiforme, its use for other solid cancer treatments, such as breast, pancreatic, liver, and prostate cancer, is still in the preclinical stage, with further investigation required to improve its therapeutic efficacy. This review, therefore, focuses on recent advances in SDT cancer treatments. We describe the interaction between ultrasound and sonosensitizer molecules and the associated energy transfer mechanism to malignant cells, which plays a central role in SDT-mediated cell death. Different sensitizers used in clinical and preclinical trials of various cancer treatments are listed, and the critical ultrasound parameters for SDT are reviewed. We also discuss approaches to improve the efficacies of these sonosensitizers, the role of the 3-dimensional spheroid in vitro investigations, ultrasound-controlled CAR-T cell and SDT-based multimodal therapy, and machine learning for sonosensitizer optimization, which could facilitate clinical translation of SDT.
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spelling doaj-art-9cb2001c25d5432aab4ef4c563c13abd2024-12-27T08:00:33ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)BME Frontiers2765-80312024-01-01510.34133/bmef.0080Recent Advances and Future Directions in Sonodynamic Therapy for Cancer TreatmentPriyankan Datta0Sreejesh Moolayadukkam1Dhrubajyoti Chowdhury2Adnan Rayes3Nan Sook Lee4Rakesh P. Sahu5Qifa Zhou6Ishwar K. Puri7Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.Deep-tissue solid cancer treatment has a poor prognosis, resulting in a very low 5-year patient survival rate. The primary challenges facing solid tumor therapies are accessibility, incomplete surgical removal of tumor tissue, the resistance of the hypoxic and heterogeneous tumor microenvironment to chemotherapy and radiation, and suffering caused by off-target toxicities. Here, sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is an evolving therapeutic approach that uses low-intensity ultrasound to target deep-tissue solid tumors. The ability of ultrasound to deliver energy safely and precisely into small deep-tissue (>10 cm) volumes makes SDT more effective than conventional photodynamic therapy. While SDT is currently in phase 1/2 clinical trials for glioblastoma multiforme, its use for other solid cancer treatments, such as breast, pancreatic, liver, and prostate cancer, is still in the preclinical stage, with further investigation required to improve its therapeutic efficacy. This review, therefore, focuses on recent advances in SDT cancer treatments. We describe the interaction between ultrasound and sonosensitizer molecules and the associated energy transfer mechanism to malignant cells, which plays a central role in SDT-mediated cell death. Different sensitizers used in clinical and preclinical trials of various cancer treatments are listed, and the critical ultrasound parameters for SDT are reviewed. We also discuss approaches to improve the efficacies of these sonosensitizers, the role of the 3-dimensional spheroid in vitro investigations, ultrasound-controlled CAR-T cell and SDT-based multimodal therapy, and machine learning for sonosensitizer optimization, which could facilitate clinical translation of SDT.https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/bmef.0080
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