• Cancer-associated fibroblasts from lung tumors maintain their immunosuppressive abilities after high-dose irradiation 

      Gorchs, Laia; Hellevik, Turid; Bruun, Jack-Ansgar; Camilio, Ketil Andre; Al-Saad, Samer; Stuge, Tor Brynjar; Martinez, Inigo Zubiavrre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-12)
      Accumulating evidence supports the notion that high-dose (>5 Gy) radiotherapy (RT) regimens are triggering stronger pro-immunogenic effects than standard low-dose (2 Gy) regimens. However, the effects of RT on certain immunoregulatory elements in tumors remain unexplored. In this study, we have investigated the effects of high-dose radiotherapy (HD-RT) on the immunomodulating functions of cancer-associated ...
    • Combining the oncolytic peptide LTX-315 with doxorubicin demonstrates therapeutic potential in a triple-negative breast cancer model 

      Camilio, Ketil Andre; Wang, Meng-Yu; Mauseth, Brynjar; Waagene, Stein; Kvalheim, Gunnar; Rekdal, Øystein; Sveinbjørnsson, Baldur; Mælandsmo, Gunhild M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-22)
      <i>Background</i> - Immunochemotherapy, the combined use of immunotherapy and chemotherapy, has demonstrated great promise in several cancers. LTX-315 is an oncolytic peptide with potent immunomodulatory properties designed for the local treatment of solid tumors. By inducing rapid immunogenic cell death through the release of danger-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs), LTX-315 is capable ...
    • The cytolytic amphipathic β(2,2)-amino acid LTX-401 induces DAMP release in melanoma cells and causes complete regression of B16 melanoma 

      Eike, Liv-Marie; Mauseth, Brynjar; Camilio, Ketil Andre; Rekdal, Øystein; Sveinbjørnsson, Baldur (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In the present study we examined the ability of the amino acid derivative LTX-401 to induce cell death in cancer cell lines, as well as the capacity to induce regression in a murine melanoma model. Mode of action studies in vitro revealed lytic cell death and release of danger-associated molecular pattern molecules, preceded by massive cytoplasmic vacuolization and compromised lysosomes in treated ...
    • Ionizing radiation abrogates the pro-tumorigenic capacity of cancer-associated fibroblasts co-implanted in xenografts 

      Grinde, Maria Tunset; Vik, Jørg; Camilio, Ketil Andre; Martinez-Zubiaurre, Inigo; Hellevik, Turid (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-25)
      Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are abundantly present in solid tumors and affect tumorigenesis and therapeutic responses. In the context of clinical radiotherapy, the impact of irradiated CAFs to treatment outcomes is largely unexplored. Aiming at improving radiotherapy efficacy, we have here explored the effect of radiation on the inherent pro-tumorigenic capacity of CAFs in animals. Ionizing ...
    • LTX-315: a first-in-class oncolytic peptide that reprograms the tumor microenvironment 

      Sveinbjørnsson, Baldur; Camilio, Ketil Andre; Haug, Bengt Erik; Rekdal, Øystein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-08)
      The oncolytic peptide LTX-315, which has been <i>de novo</i> designed based on structure– activity relationship studies of host defense peptides, has the ability to kill human cancer cells and induce specific anticancer immune response when injected locally into tumors established in immunocompetent mice. The oncolytic effect of LTX-315 involves perturbation of plasma membrane and the mitochondria ...
    • The Novel Oncolytic Compound LTX-401 Induces Antitumor Immune Responses in Experimental Hepatocellular Carcinoma 

      Mauseth, Brynjar; Camilio, Ketil Andre; Shi, Jihua; Hammarström, Clara Louise; Rekdal, Øystein; Sveinbjørnsson, Baldur; Line, Pål Dag (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-21)
      LTX-401 is a novel oncolytic compound designed for the local treatment of solid tumors. In the present study, we have examined the applicability and efficacy of LTX-401 in a rat model JM1 hepatocellular carcinoma, with particular interest in its ability to induce antitumor immunity. LTX-401 induces necrotic cell death followed by the release of immunogenic cell death mediators such as high-mobility ...
    • Oncolytic peptide LTX-315 induces an immune-mediated abscopal effect in a rat sarcoma model 

      Nestvold, Janne M.; Wang, Mengyu; Camilio, Ketil Andre; Zinöcker, Severin; Tjelle, Torunn Elisabeth; Lindberg, Alf; Haug, Bengt Erik; Kvalheim, Gunnar; Sveinbjørnsson, Baldur; Rekdal, Øystein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-17)
      LTX 315 is an oncolytic peptide with potent immunological properties. In the present study, we demonstrate that intratumoral treatment with LTX-315 resulted in a complete regression and systemic immune response in a rat fibrosarcoma model. The treatment was T-cell dependent, and also resulted in an abscopal effect as demonstrated by the regression of distal non-treated lesions. Significant infiltration ...