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. 2015 Sep 10;18(1):27–36. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nov164

Table 1.

List of molecularly targeted and nontargeted agents examined for treatment of glioblastoma and their P-gp/BCRP substrate status reported as brain-to-plasma ratio (B/P) determined in wild-type mice compared with knockout (KO) mice lacking expression of P-gp or BCRP or both

Drug Molecular Target Substrate Status
B/P in Mouse Models
References
P-gp BCRP Wild-type Mouse B/P P-gp KO Mouse B/P BCRP KO Mouse B/P Combined P-gp/BCRP KO B/P
Targeted agents
 Erlotiniba EGFR Yes Yes 0.14 0.41 0.14 0.58 38
 Tandutiniba PDGFR, FLT3 Yes Yes ∼3.2 fold ∼0.9 fold ∼13.5 fold 39
 Gefitinibb EGFR Yes Yes 0.07 ± 0.02 7.3 ± 0.5 40
 Cediranibb VEGFR Yes Yes 0.25 ± 0.10 5.2 ± 1.1 0.27 ± 0.01 6.3 ± 1.2 41
 Sorafenibb,c Raf kinase, VEGFR, PDGFR Yes Yes 0.094 ± 0.007b, 5.3 ± 2.7c 0.11 ± 0.02b, 5.8 ± 2.2c 0.36 ± 0.06b, 22.6 ± 5.0c 0.91 ± 0.29b, 49.4 ± 5.2c 65,66
 Vandetanibd VEGFR, EGFR Yes Yes 0.21 0.64 42
 Pazopanibd VEGFR, PDGFR, c-kit Yes Yes 0.015 0.041 67
 Dasatiniba,c BCR-Abl, EGFR Yes Yes 6.39 ± 1.39c, 0.12a 22.7 ± 5.41c 5.11 ± 0.7c 84.3 ± 13.3c, 0.93a 41,68
 Sunitinibb,c VEGFR, PDGFR, c-kit Yes Yes 1.6 ± 1.0c, 0.51 ± 0.26b 2.8 ± 0.8c, 2.33 ± 0.56b 2.4 ± 0.9c, 0.73 ± 0.44b 42.4 ± 10.7c, 17.44 ± 5.08b 69,70
 Imatinibe,f,g BCR-Abl, PDGFR, c-kit Yes Yes ∼2.73 folde, ∼3.6 foldg, ∼5.5 foldf ∼2.5 folde 7173
 Lapatinibb EGFR Yes Yes 0.03 ± 0.01 0.09 ± 0.02 0.04 ± 0.01 1.2 ± 0.42 74
 Everolimusa mTOR Yes NA ∼1.3 fold 75
 GNE-317h Dual PI3 K/mTOR No No 1.01 ± 0.05 35
 GDC-0980i Dual PI3 K/mTOR Yes Yes 0.082 ± 0.008 1.0 ± 0.20 76
 GDC-0941g PI3K Yes No ∼2.24 fold ∼1.05 fold ∼29.42 fold 77
 Axitinibc VEGFR-1, -2, -3 Yes Yes 94.8 ± 27 643.6 ± 183.2 47.7 ± 12.7 1315 ± 375 78
Nontargeted agents
 Vincristineb Vinca alkaloid Yes No ∼2.1 fold ∼3.5 fold 79
 Cisplatin Platinum-based drug Yes Yes 80
 Doxorubicinj Anthracycline topoisomerase inhibitor Yes Yes ∼3.3 fold 81
 Paclitaxelk Microtubule inhibitor Yes No  ∼7.9 fold 82
 Irinotecana Topoisomerase inhibitor Yes Yes ∼2.1 fold 83
 Topotecana Topoisomerase inhibitor Yes Yes 0.32 0.64 0.21 1.02 84

Abbreviations: EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; PDGFR, platelet derived growth factor receptor; FLT3, Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3; VEGFR, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; BCR-Abl, breakpoint cluster region–Abelson murine leukemia; NA, not available (not yet established in mouse studies).

aArea under the concentration (AUC) time curve ratios obtained as AUC brain-to-AUC plasma.

bSteady state brain-to-plasma concentration ratios.

cBrain penetration, ie, Pbrain = relative brain accumulation at 6 h after oral administration, calculated by determining the brain concentration relative to plasma AUC0-6.

dBrain-to-plasma concentration ratio obtained after administration with a dual inhibitor (GF120918) of P-gp and BCRP.

eB/P ratios not available.

fUsing in situ brain perfusion to determine fold increase.

gDetermined at a single time point post oral dose.

hDetermined at 2 time points; 1 h after oral dose; B/P ratio in absence of P-gp and BCRP was not reported.

iDetermined at 2 time points, 1 h and 6 h post-dose; here we report 1 h after oral dose.

jDetermined at a single time point post i.v. dose.

kAUC ratio obtained as AUC0-24, brain-to-AUC0-8, plasma.