US20190083546A1 - Methods and materials for treating tumors - Google Patents
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Definitions
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be used in arterial embolization to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor.
- Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the United States and worldwide. In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer were diagnosed and 595,690 people died from the disease in the US alone (National Cancer Institute Cancer Statistics).
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., embolic agents coated with an amnion tissue preparation, also referred to as “amnion coated embolic agents”
- amnion coated embolic agents can be used in arterial embolization to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor.
- amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be used to treat a mammal having one or more tumors.
- Tumors cannot survive and grow without the oxygen and nutrients supplied by the vasculature.
- reducing and/or eliminating blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor can deprive the tumor of the oxygen-carrying blood and other substances it needs to grow, thereby starving the tumor cells.
- one aspect of this document features a composition comprising an embolic agent having a coating including an amnion tissue preparation.
- the embolic agent can be a microparticle.
- the embolic agent can be a microsphere.
- the embolic agent can include a bio-compatible material.
- the bio-compatible material can be gelatin (e.g., tris-acryl gelatin), polyvinyl alcohol, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), N-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate, collagen, thrombin, glue, calcium alginate, latex, silicon, starch, cellulose, chitosan, butyl cyanoacrylate, ethiodol, ethanol, ethanolamine oleate, sotradecol, or combinations thereof.
- the embolic agent can be resorbable.
- the embolic agent can be from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 1200 ⁇ m in size.
- the amnion tissue preparation can include viable cells.
- the amnion tissue preparation can lack viable cells.
- the amnion tissue preparation can be a dried amnion tissue preparation (e.g., a dried amnion tissue preparation having a water content that is less than about 8 percent).
- the dried amnion tissue preparation can have a particle size ranging from about 0.1 ⁇ m to about 25 ⁇ m.
- the amnion tissue preparation can be the sole active ingredient.
- the embolic agent can be further coated with one or more therapeutic agents.
- the one or more therapeutic agents can include one or more angiogenesis inhibitors.
- the one or more therapeutic agents can include one or more chemotherapeutic agents.
- the one or more therapeutic agents can include one or more angiogenesis inhibitors and one or more chemotherapeutic agents.
- this document features an artificial embolus comprising one or more compositions comprising an embolic agent having a coating including an amnion tissue preparation.
- this document features a method for performing arterial embolization.
- the method includes, or consists essentially of, administering one or more compositions into a blood vessel of a mammal, where the composition includes an embolic agent having a coating including an amnion tissue preparation, where the one or more embolic agents form an embolus in the blood vessel, and where blood flow in the blood vessel is reduced.
- the mammal can be a human.
- the composition does not induce an inflammatory response in the mammal.
- this document features a method for treating a tumor in a mammal.
- the method includes, or consists essentially of, administering one or more compositions into a blood vessel of a mammal where the composition comprises an embolic agent having a coating including an amnion tissue preparation, where the one or more embolic agents form an embolus in the blood vessel, and where the size of the tumor is reduced.
- the tumor can be a benign tumor.
- the benign tumor can be a uterine fibroid.
- the benign tumor can be a benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- the tumor can be a cancerous tumor.
- the cancerous tumor can be a liver cancer tumor.
- the liver cancer can be a hepatocellular carcinoma, a cholangiocarcinoma, or a sarcoma.
- the cancerous tumor can be a kidney cancer tumor.
- the kidney cancer can be a renal cell carcinoma.
- the mammal can be a human.
- the composition does not induce an inflammatory response in the mammal.
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents e.g., embolic agents coated with an amnion tissue preparation
- emboli e.g., artificial emboli
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be used to treat a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors.
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be administered to a mammal to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor in a mammal.
- an amnion coated embolic agent can be used to deliver an amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel (e.g., to promote healing in the blood vessel).
- artificial emboli formed from one or more (e.g., one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more) amnion coated embolic agents provided herein.
- embolic agent can include (e.g., be coated with) an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., human amnion tissue preparation) as described herein.
- An embolic agent can be in the form of a gel, a liquid, or a particle (e.g., a nanoparticle, a microparticle, or a macroparticle).
- an embolic agent can be designed to change forms (e.g., to be delivered as a liquid and form a gel or a particle within a blood vessel).
- An embolic agent that is a particle can be any appropriate shape (e.g., a sphere or a disk).
- an embolic agent can be permanent (e.g., non-resorbable).
- an embolic agent can be temporary (e.g., resorbable or dissolvable).
- embolic agents include, without limitation, beads (e.g., microspheres), plugs, foams (e.g., gelfoams), coils, and sponges.
- An embolic agent can include any appropriate material (e.g., a bio-compatible material).
- Examples of materials that can be used for an embolic agent include, without limitation, gelatin (e.g., tris-acryl gelatin), polyvinyl alcohol, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), N-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate, collagen, thrombin, glue, calcium alginate, latex, silicon, starch, cellulose (e.g., carboxymethyl cellulose), chitosan (e.g., carboxymethyl chitosan), butyl cyanoacrylate, ethiodol, ethanol, ethanolamine oleate, sotradecol, and combinations thereof.
- gelatin e.g., tris-acryl gelatin
- polyvinyl alcohol ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer
- poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
- N-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate collagen
- thrombin glue
- calcium alginate latex
- silicon star
- an embolic agent including an amnion tissue preparation can be a resorbable (e.g., bioresorbable) amnion coated embolic agents.
- a resorbable amnion coated embolic agent can be a degradable starch microsphere.
- embolic agents described elsewhere can be obtained, and can be coated with an amnion preparation as described herein.
- an embolic agent can be any appropriate size.
- the particle can be from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 2200 ⁇ m (e.g., from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 2000 ⁇ m, from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 1750 ⁇ m, from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 1500 ⁇ m, from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 1250 ⁇ m, from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 1000 ⁇ m, from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 750 ⁇ m, 0.5 ⁇ m to about 500 ⁇ m, 0.5 ⁇ m to about 250 ⁇ m, 0.5 ⁇ m to about 100 ⁇ m, 0.5 ⁇ m to about 50 ⁇ m, from about 1 ⁇ m to about 2200 ⁇ m, from about 10 ⁇ m to about 2200 ⁇ m, from about 25 ⁇ m to about 2200 ⁇ m, from about 50 ⁇ m to about 2200 ⁇ m, from about 75 ⁇ m to about 2200 ⁇ m, from
- Amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can include (e.g., be coated with) any appropriate amnion tissue preparation (e.g., human amnion tissue preparation).
- an embolic agent is a particle
- the particle can be coated with an amnion tissue preparation.
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be partially coated with an amnion tissue preparation.
- amnion tissue preparation refers to a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material.
- an amnion tissue preparation can be a liquid preparation (e.g., solution or suspension) that is prepared from a dried amnion tissue preparation.
- dried amnion tissue preparation refers to a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material that is dried to have a water content that is less than about 8 percent (e.g., less than about 7 percent, less than about 6 percent, less than about 5 percent, less than about 4 percent, less than about 3 percent, less than about 2 percent, or less than about 1 percent).
- a dried amnion tissue preparation can have a water content that is between about 0.1 percent and about 8 percent (e.g., between about 0.5 percent and about 8 percent, between about 1 percent and about 8 percent, between about 0.1 percent and about 5 percent, between about 0.1 percent and about 4 percent, between about 0.1 percent and about 3 percent, between about 0.5 percent and about 5 percent, or between about 1 percent and about 4 percent).
- An amnion tissue preparation can be dried using any appropriate technique such as micronization, vacuum drying, spray drying, freeze drying, or combinations thereof. In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation can be dried as described elsewhere (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,656,498). A dried amnion tissue preparation can have any appropriate particle size.
- a dried amnion tissue preparation can have a particle size ranging from about 0.1 ⁇ m to about 25 ⁇ m (e.g., from about 0.5 ⁇ m to about 25 ⁇ m, from about 0.75 ⁇ m to about 25 ⁇ m, from about 1 ⁇ m to about 25 ⁇ m, from about 0.1 ⁇ m to about 15 ⁇ m, from about 0.1 ⁇ m to about 10 ⁇ m, from about 0.1 ⁇ m to about 7.5 ⁇ m, from about 0.1 ⁇ m to about 5 ⁇ m, from about 0.75 ⁇ m to about 7.5 ⁇ m, or from about 1 ⁇ m to about 5 ⁇ m).
- an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can contain viable cells, non-viable cells, or a combination thereof.
- an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can be a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material having viable cells.
- an amnion tissue preparation can be a solution or suspension of amnion tissue or amnion material having viable cells.
- an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can be a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material where all the cells were removed, killed, or lysed such that the amnion tissue preparation or the dried amnion tissue preparation lacks viable cells.
- an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can be a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material that was exposed to one or more physical and/or chemical treatments that killed, fixed, or lysed the cells of the amnion tissue or amnion material such that the amnion tissue preparation or the dried amnion tissue preparation lacks viable cells.
- temperature e.g., rapid freezing or rapid freezing-thawing
- force and pressure e.g., force and pressure
- electrical disruption can be used to kill or lyse cells within amnion tissue or amnion material to produce an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation that lacks viable cells.
- amnion tissue or amnion material can be obtained and then treated in a manner designed to lyse all the cells within the amnion tissue or amnion material.
- the resulting material e.g., matrix material and cellular remnants from lysed cells
- the resulting material can be used as an amnion tissue preparation that lacks viable cells or dried to form a dried amnion tissue preparation that lacks viable cells.
- an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can be prepared from human amnion tissue.
- human amnion tissue can be harvested, processed to maintain cell viability with or without removing blood, and used as an amnion tissue preparation or dried to form a dried amnion tissue preparation.
- human amnion tissue can be processed to remove blood prior to being used as an amnion tissue preparation or prior to being dried to form a dried amnion tissue preparation. In some cases, human amnion tissue can be processed without removing cells or blood prior to forming an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation.
- an amnion tissue preparation includes, without limitation, a human amnion tissue preparation that includes viable cells.
- an amnion tissue preparation can be obtained from MiMedX® or a tissue bank (e.g., a human tissue bank).
- an amnion tissue preparation also can include one or more immunosuppressant agents (e.g., corticosteroids such as glucocorticoids), one or more anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, dexamethasone or other type of glucocorticoid steroids), one or more growth factors (e.g., epithelial growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2), or stem cell factor (SCF)), one or more antimicrobial agents (e.g., antibiotics such as kanamycin, neomycin, streptomycin, or gentamicin, or an antifungal agent).
- immunosuppressant agents e.g., corticosteroids such as glucocorticoids
- one or more anti-inflammatory agents e.g., non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, dexamethasone or other type of glucocorticoid steroids
- growth factors e.g., epithelial growth
- an embolic agent including an amnion tissue preparation can include an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., human amnion tissue preparation) as the sole active ingredient.
- an amnion coated embolic agent can include an amnion tissue preparation as the sole active ingredient.
- an embolic agent including an amnion tissue preparation can include an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., human amnion tissue preparation) and one or more other therapeutic agents.
- an amnion coated embolic agent can include an amnion tissue preparation and one or more other therapeutic agents.
- therapeutic agents include, without limitation, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), cabergoline, selective progesterone receptor modulators, radiopharmaceuticals, immunosuppressive drugs, angiogenesis inhibitors (e.g., bevacizumab, axitinib, cabozantinib, lenalidomide, regorafenib, vandetanib, ziv-aflibercept, itraconazole, carboxyamidotriazole, TNP-470, CM101, IFN- ⁇ , IL-12, platelet factor-4, suramin, SU5416, thrombospondin, VEGFR antagonists, angiostatic steroids+heparin, cartilage-derived angiogenesis inhibitory factor, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, angiostatin, endostatin, 2-methoxyestradiol, tecogalan, tetrathiomolybdate, thalidomide, thrombospondin, prolactin, ⁇
- an amnion tissue preparation can be coated onto an embolic agent to produce an amnion coated embolic agent provided herein using any appropriate method.
- an amnion tissue preparation is a liquid preparation (e.g., solution or suspension)
- an embolic agent can be dipped into or sprayed with the liquid preparation.
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein.
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents e.g., an effective amount of amnion coated embolic agents
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents can be used to reduce or eliminate blood flow (e.g., blood flow supplying a tumor or hemorrhaging) in a blood vessel of a mammal.
- a mammal having one or more tumors can be treated by administering one or more amnion coated embolic agents (e.g., an effective amount of amnion coated embolic agents) to reduce or eliminate blood flow supplying a tumor.
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents e.g., an effective amount of amnion coated embolic agents
- Effective amounts of amnion tissue preparations described herein can be determined by a physician, taking into account various factors such as overall health status, body weight, sex, diet, time and route of administration, other medications, and any other relevant clinical factors.
- an “effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” of a composition provided herein is the amount that is sufficient to provide a beneficial effect to the mammal to which the composition or preparations are delivered. In some cases, the effective amount can be the amount effective to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel of a mammal.
- the effective amount can be the amount effective to reduce the size of and/or eliminate a tumor in a mammal; to reduce and/or eliminate the number of cells in a tumor; and/or to achieve an improvement or elimination of one or more symptoms of a tumor (e.g., pain, weight loss, loss of appetite, frequent urination, difficulty emptying the bladder, constipation, and jaundice, depending on the type and location of the tumor(s)).
- a tumor e.g., pain, weight loss, loss of appetite, frequent urination, difficulty emptying the bladder, constipation, and jaundice, depending on the type and location of the tumor(s)).
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be administered to a mammal as the sole embolic agent used in an arterial embolization.
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be administered to a mammal together with one or more additional embolic agents (e.g., drug-eluting embolic agents) in an arterial embolization.
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents can be administered together with one or more embolic agents containing a chemotherapeutic drug (e.g., in a chemoembolization procedure such as transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)).
- TACE transarterial chemoembolization
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents can be administered together with one or more embolic agents containing a radioactive material (e.g., in a radioembolization procedure such as selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT)).
- SIRT selective internal radiation therapy
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be administered to a mammal in an arterial embolization without inducing an inflammatory response (e.g., an inflammatory response in the blood vessel).
- any appropriate technique can be used to administer one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein to a mammal.
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be administered to a blood vessel in a mammal.
- a catheter can be inserted through a percutaneous puncture in the arm or groin, and one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be administered to a blood vessel in a mammal via the catheter.
- methods of using amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can include using a guidewire to guide a catheter to a blood vessel.
- optical imaging e.g., X-ray, fluoroscopic guidance, and/or radiopaque contrast dye
- Embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be administered to any appropriate blood vessel.
- a blood vessel can be an artery, a vein, or a capillary.
- a blood vessel can be a blood vessel supplying a tumor.
- a blood vessel can be a hemorrhagic blood vessel.
- a blood vessel can be in any appropriate location of the body (e.g., the legs, the neck, the heart, the kidneys, the aorta, the chest, and the abdomen).
- blood vessels without limitation, a peripheral artery, a peroneal artery, a plantar artery (e.g., a lateral, medial, or deep plantar artery), a coronary artery, a renal artery, a hepatic artery, and uterine artery.
- a peripheral artery e.g., a peroneal artery
- a plantar artery e.g., a lateral, medial, or deep plantar artery
- a coronary artery e.g., a lateral, medial, or deep plantar artery
- a renal artery e.g., a lateral, medial, or deep plantar artery
- a hepatic artery e.g., hepatic artery
- uterine artery e.g., uterine artery.
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents can be administered to a first blood vessel, travel through the vasculature, and form
- the methods and materials provided herein can be used to treat a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors.
- a mammal e.g., a human
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- the methods provided herein can include reducing blood flow in a blood vessel supplying a tumor in a mammal by about 20% to about 100% (e.g., about 25% to about 95%, about 30% to about 90%, about 50% to about 80%, about 60% to about 75%, about 20% to about 80%, about 20% to about 50%, about 25% to about 50%, about 30% to about 100%, about 40% to about 100%, about 50% to about 100%, or about 75% to about 100%).
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be administered to a mammal to reduce and/or eliminate a tumor (e.g., reduce and/or eliminate the size of a tumor and/or reduce and/or eliminate the number of tumor cells in a tumor) in a mammal.
- a tumor e.g., reduce and/or eliminate the size of a tumor and/or reduce and/or eliminate the number of tumor cells in a tumor
- the methods provided herein can include reducing the size of a tumor in a mammal by about 20% to about 100% (e.g., about 25% to about 95%, about 30% to about 90%, about 50% to about 80%, about 60% to about 75%, about 20% to about 80%, about 20% to about 50%, about 25% to about 50%, about 30% to about 100%, about 40% to about 100%, about 50% to about 100%, or about 75% to about 100%).
- the methods provided herein can include eliminating (e.g., completely reducing or reducing by 100%) a tumor in a mammal.
- the methods and materials provided herein can be used to deliver an amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel.
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) described herein can be administered to a mammal (e.g., a human) to deliver an amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel.
- the methods provided herein can include delivering, to mammal (e.g., a human), an amnion tissue preparation made with from about 0.01 milligrams (mg) to about 10 grams (g) (e.g., from about 0.01 mg to about 10 g, from about 0.1 mg to about 10 g, from about 1 mg to about 10 g, from about 10 mg to about 10 g, from about 100 mg to about 10 g, from about 1 g to about 10 g, from about 0.01 mg to about 5 g, from about 0.01 mg to about 1 g, from about 0.01 mg to about 100 mg, from about 10 mg to about 5 g, from about 100 mg to about 1 g, or from about 1 g to about 5 g) of amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel of the mammal being treated.
- mammal e.g., a human
- an amnion tissue preparation made with from about 0.01 milligrams (mg) to about 10 grams (g) (e.g.
- any type of mammal can be treated as described herein.
- mammals that can be treated with one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation include, without limitation, humans, non-human primates (e.g., monkeys), dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, sheep, rabbits, mice, and rats.
- humans having one or more tumors can be treated with one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein.
- the methods provided herein can include identifying a mammal as having one or more tumors.
- a mammal can be identified as having a one or more tumors using any appropriate technique. Examples of techniques that can be used to identify a mammal as having a disease and/or disorder associated with tumors, without limitation, imaging techniques, biopsy techniques, and blood tests.
- a mammal can be administered one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein.
- an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be administered in an arterial embolization procedure.
- a tumor When treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors, a tumor can be any kind of tumor.
- a tumor can be benign (not cancerous), pre-malignant (pre-cancerous), or malignant (cancerous).
- a mammal having one or more tumors can have a disease and/or disorder associated with having tumors.
- diseases and/or disorders associated with having tumors include, without limitation, kidney lesions, liver lesions, cancers (e.g., liver cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), and sarcoma; kidney cancers such as renal cell carcinoma (RCC); neuroendocrine tumors; and ocular melanoma), uterine fibroids, benign prostatic hyperplasias, arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs), and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
- HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
- CCA cholangiocarcinoma
- RRCC renal cell carcinoma
- AMFs arteriovenous fistulas
- APMs arteriovenous malformations
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be used to treat a mammal having a benign tumor.
- a human having uterine fibroids can be treated using an amnion coated embolic agent provided herein in an arterial embolization procedure described herein.
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be used to treat a mammal having a cancer.
- a human having HCC can be treated using an amnion coated embolic agent provided herein in an arterial embolization procedure described herein.
- the methods and materials provided herein also can be used to treat a mammal (e.g., a human) having excess and/or uncontrolled blood flow (e.g., hemorrhaging) in a blood vessel.
- a mammal e.g., a human
- one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- the methods provided herein can include identifying a mammal as having excess and/or uncontrolled blood flow (e.g., hemorrhaging) in a blood vessel.
- a mammal can be identified as having excess and/or uncontrolled blood flow in a blood vessel using any appropriate technique (e.g., angiography (e.g., digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and coronary angiography), ultrasound (e.g., Doppler ultrasound and intravascular ultrasound), and imaging techniques).
- angiography e.g., digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and coronary angiography
- ultrasound e.g., Doppler ultrasound and intravascular ultrasound
- imaging techniques e.g., Doppler ultrasound and intravascular ultrasound.
- a mammal having excess and/or uncontrolled blood flow in a blood vessel can have a disease and/or disorder associated with hemorrhaging (e.g., recurrent coughing up of blood, aneurysm (e.g., cerebral aneurysm), internal bleeding (e.g., gastrointestinal bleeding), nosebleeds, varicocele, post-partum bleeding, surgical hemorrhage, and traumatic hemorrhage (e.g., splenic rupture or pelvic fracture)).
- a disease and/or disorder associated with hemorrhaging e.g., recurrent coughing up of blood, aneurysm (e.g., cerebral aneurysm), internal bleeding (e.g., gastrointestinal bleeding), nosebleeds, varicocele, post-partum bleeding, surgical hemorrhage, and traumatic hemorrhage (e.g., splenic rupture or pelvic fracture)).
- Methods for using one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation can be used as a combination therapy with one or more additional agents/therapies used to treat one or more tumors.
- a combination therapy used to treat a tumor can include administering to the mammal (e.g., a human) one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein and one or more chemotherapeutic agents (including, but not limited to, alkylating agents (e.g., cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, chlorambucil, melphalan, dacarbazine, nitrosoureas, temozolomide), anthracyclines (e.g., daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone, and valrubicin), cytoskeletal disruptors (e.g., paclitaxel, docetaxel, abraxane, and taxotere), histone deacetylase inhibitors (e.g., vorinostat and romidepsin), topoisomerase inhibitors (e.g., irinote
- a combination therapy used to treat a tumor can include administering to the mammal (e.g., a human) one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein and subjecting the mammal to one or more tumor therapies (e.g., surgery and radiation).
- the mammal e.g., a human
- one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein and subjecting the mammal to one or more tumor therapies (e.g., surgery and radiation).
- embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents described herein
- the one or more agents/therapies for treating a tumor can be administered/performed at the same time or independently.
- arterial embolization with one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be performed first, and the one or more agents/therapies for treating a tumor can be administered second, or vice versa.
- the methods provided herein also can include confirming the location of the one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) administered to a mammal (e.g., a human) and/or confirming whether or not the one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) administered to a mammal (e.g., a human) have formed an embolus (e.g., an artificial embolus).
- an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- an amnion tissue preparation e.g., amnion coated embolic agents
- an embolus e.g., an artificial embolus
- imaging techniques e.g., DSA
- DSA can be performed to confirm the location of the one or more amnion coated embolic agents administered to a mammal and/or to confirm that the one or more amnion coated embolic agents administered to a mammal have formed an artificial embolus.
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Abstract
This document provides methods and materials for treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors. For example, embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) that can be used in arterial embolization to reduce or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor are provided.
Description
- This document relates to methods and materials for treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors. For example, embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can be used in arterial embolization to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor.
- Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the United States and worldwide. In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer were diagnosed and 595,690 people died from the disease in the US alone (National Cancer Institute Cancer Statistics).
- This document provides methods and materials for treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors. For example, embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., embolic agents coated with an amnion tissue preparation, also referred to as “amnion coated embolic agents”) provided herein can be used in arterial embolization to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor. In some cases, amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be used to treat a mammal having one or more tumors.
- Tumors cannot survive and grow without the oxygen and nutrients supplied by the vasculature. As described herein, reducing and/or eliminating blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor can deprive the tumor of the oxygen-carrying blood and other substances it needs to grow, thereby starving the tumor cells.
- In general, one aspect of this document features a composition comprising an embolic agent having a coating including an amnion tissue preparation. The embolic agent can be a microparticle. The embolic agent can be a microsphere. The embolic agent can include a bio-compatible material. The bio-compatible material can be gelatin (e.g., tris-acryl gelatin), polyvinyl alcohol, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), N-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate, collagen, thrombin, glue, calcium alginate, latex, silicon, starch, cellulose, chitosan, butyl cyanoacrylate, ethiodol, ethanol, ethanolamine oleate, sotradecol, or combinations thereof. The embolic agent can be resorbable. The embolic agent can be from about 0.5 μm to about 1200 μm in size. The amnion tissue preparation can include viable cells. The amnion tissue preparation can lack viable cells. The amnion tissue preparation can be a dried amnion tissue preparation (e.g., a dried amnion tissue preparation having a water content that is less than about 8 percent). The dried amnion tissue preparation can have a particle size ranging from about 0.1 μm to about 25 μm. The amnion tissue preparation can be the sole active ingredient. The embolic agent can be further coated with one or more therapeutic agents. The one or more therapeutic agents can include one or more angiogenesis inhibitors. The one or more therapeutic agents can include one or more chemotherapeutic agents. The one or more therapeutic agents can include one or more angiogenesis inhibitors and one or more chemotherapeutic agents.
- In another aspect, this document features an artificial embolus comprising one or more compositions comprising an embolic agent having a coating including an amnion tissue preparation.
- In another aspect, this document features a method for performing arterial embolization. The method includes, or consists essentially of, administering one or more compositions into a blood vessel of a mammal, where the composition includes an embolic agent having a coating including an amnion tissue preparation, where the one or more embolic agents form an embolus in the blood vessel, and where blood flow in the blood vessel is reduced. The mammal can be a human. The composition does not induce an inflammatory response in the mammal.
- In another aspect, this document features a method for treating a tumor in a mammal. The method includes, or consists essentially of, administering one or more compositions into a blood vessel of a mammal where the composition comprises an embolic agent having a coating including an amnion tissue preparation, where the one or more embolic agents form an embolus in the blood vessel, and where the size of the tumor is reduced. The tumor can be a benign tumor. The benign tumor can be a uterine fibroid. The benign tumor can be a benign prostatic hyperplasia. The tumor can be a cancerous tumor. The cancerous tumor can be a liver cancer tumor. The liver cancer can be a hepatocellular carcinoma, a cholangiocarcinoma, or a sarcoma. The cancerous tumor can be a kidney cancer tumor. The kidney cancer can be a renal cell carcinoma. The mammal can be a human. The composition does not induce an inflammatory response in the mammal.
- Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used to practice the invention, suitable methods and materials are described below. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.
- The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
- This document provides embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents), as well as methods and materials for making and using embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation. For example, one or more amnion coated embolic agents (e.g., embolic agents coated with an amnion tissue preparation) provided herein can be used in arterial embolization to form one or more emboli (e.g., artificial emboli) that reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel. In some cases, one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be used to treat a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors. For example, one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be administered to a mammal to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor in a mammal. In some cases, an amnion coated embolic agent can be used to deliver an amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel (e.g., to promote healing in the blood vessel). Also provided herein are artificial emboli formed from one or more (e.g., one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more) amnion coated embolic agents provided herein.
- Any appropriate embolic agent can include (e.g., be coated with) an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., human amnion tissue preparation) as described herein. An embolic agent can be in the form of a gel, a liquid, or a particle (e.g., a nanoparticle, a microparticle, or a macroparticle). In some cases, an embolic agent can be designed to change forms (e.g., to be delivered as a liquid and form a gel or a particle within a blood vessel). An embolic agent that is a particle can be any appropriate shape (e.g., a sphere or a disk). In some cases, an embolic agent can be permanent (e.g., non-resorbable). In some cases, an embolic agent can be temporary (e.g., resorbable or dissolvable). Examples of embolic agents include, without limitation, beads (e.g., microspheres), plugs, foams (e.g., gelfoams), coils, and sponges. An embolic agent can include any appropriate material (e.g., a bio-compatible material). Examples of materials that can be used for an embolic agent include, without limitation, gelatin (e.g., tris-acryl gelatin), polyvinyl alcohol, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), N-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate, collagen, thrombin, glue, calcium alginate, latex, silicon, starch, cellulose (e.g., carboxymethyl cellulose), chitosan (e.g., carboxymethyl chitosan), butyl cyanoacrylate, ethiodol, ethanol, ethanolamine oleate, sotradecol, and combinations thereof. In some cases, an embolic agent including an amnion tissue preparation can be a resorbable (e.g., bioresorbable) amnion coated embolic agents. For example, a resorbable amnion coated embolic agent can be a degradable starch microsphere.
- In some cases, embolic agents described elsewhere (see, e.g., Vaidya et al., Semin. Intervent. Radiol., 25:204-215 (2008); EmboMedics; and EmboCept® S) can be obtained, and can be coated with an amnion preparation as described herein.
- An embolic agent can be any appropriate size. For example, when an embolic agent is a particle, the particle can be from about 0.5 μm to about 2200 μm (e.g., from about 0.5 μm to about 2000 μm, from about 0.5 μm to about 1750 μm, from about 0.5 μm to about 1500 μm, from about 0.5 μm to about 1250 μm, from about 0.5 μm to about 1000 μm, from about 0.5 μm to about 750 μm, 0.5 μm to about 500 μm, 0.5 μm to about 250 μm, 0.5 μm to about 100 μm, 0.5 μm to about 50 μm, from about 1 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 10 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 25 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 50 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 75 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 100 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 250 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 500 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 750 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 1000 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 1500 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 2000 μm to about 2200 μm, from about 1 μm to about 2000 μm, from about 5 μm to about 1500 μm, from about 10 μm to about 1000 μm, from about 25 μm to about 750 μm, from about 50 μm to about 500 μm, from about 100 μm to about 400 μm, from about 200 μm to about 300 μm, from about 1 μm to about 25 μm, from about 25 μm to about 50 μm, from about 50 μm to about 75 μm, or from about 75 μm to about 100 μm) in size (e.g., in diameter or as measured across the longest dimension).
- Amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can include (e.g., be coated with) any appropriate amnion tissue preparation (e.g., human amnion tissue preparation). In cases where an embolic agent is a particle, the particle can be coated with an amnion tissue preparation. For example, embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) can be completely coated with an amnion tissue preparation. In some cases, embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) can be partially coated with an amnion tissue preparation.
- The term “amnion tissue preparation” as used herein refers to a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material. In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation can be a liquid preparation (e.g., solution or suspension) that is prepared from a dried amnion tissue preparation. The term “dried amnion tissue preparation” as used herein refers to a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material that is dried to have a water content that is less than about 8 percent (e.g., less than about 7 percent, less than about 6 percent, less than about 5 percent, less than about 4 percent, less than about 3 percent, less than about 2 percent, or less than about 1 percent). In some cases, a dried amnion tissue preparation can have a water content that is between about 0.1 percent and about 8 percent (e.g., between about 0.5 percent and about 8 percent, between about 1 percent and about 8 percent, between about 0.1 percent and about 5 percent, between about 0.1 percent and about 4 percent, between about 0.1 percent and about 3 percent, between about 0.5 percent and about 5 percent, or between about 1 percent and about 4 percent).
- An amnion tissue preparation can be dried using any appropriate technique such as micronization, vacuum drying, spray drying, freeze drying, or combinations thereof. In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation can be dried as described elsewhere (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,656,498). A dried amnion tissue preparation can have any appropriate particle size. For example, a dried amnion tissue preparation can have a particle size ranging from about 0.1 μm to about 25 μm (e.g., from about 0.5 μm to about 25 μm, from about 0.75 μm to about 25 μm, from about 1 μm to about 25 μm, from about 0.1 μm to about 15 μm, from about 0.1 μm to about 10 μm, from about 0.1 μm to about 7.5 μm, from about 0.1 μm to about 5 μm, from about 0.75 μm to about 7.5 μm, or from about 1 μm to about 5 μm).
- An amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can contain viable cells, non-viable cells, or a combination thereof. For example, an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can be a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material having viable cells. In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation can be a solution or suspension of amnion tissue or amnion material having viable cells.
- In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can be a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material where all the cells were removed, killed, or lysed such that the amnion tissue preparation or the dried amnion tissue preparation lacks viable cells. In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can be a preparation of amnion tissue or amnion material that was exposed to one or more physical and/or chemical treatments that killed, fixed, or lysed the cells of the amnion tissue or amnion material such that the amnion tissue preparation or the dried amnion tissue preparation lacks viable cells. For example, temperature (e.g., rapid freezing or rapid freezing-thawing), force and pressure, and/or electrical disruption can be used to kill or lyse cells within amnion tissue or amnion material to produce an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation that lacks viable cells.
- In some cases, amnion tissue or amnion material can be obtained and then treated in a manner designed to lyse all the cells within the amnion tissue or amnion material. In these cases, the resulting material (e.g., matrix material and cellular remnants from lysed cells) can be used as an amnion tissue preparation that lacks viable cells or dried to form a dried amnion tissue preparation that lacks viable cells.
- In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation can be prepared from human amnion tissue. For example, human amnion tissue can be harvested, processed to maintain cell viability with or without removing blood, and used as an amnion tissue preparation or dried to form a dried amnion tissue preparation.
- In some cases, human amnion tissue can be processed to remove blood prior to being used as an amnion tissue preparation or prior to being dried to form a dried amnion tissue preparation. In some cases, human amnion tissue can be processed without removing cells or blood prior to forming an amnion tissue preparation or a dried amnion tissue preparation.
- An example of an amnion tissue preparation includes, without limitation, a human amnion tissue preparation that includes viable cells. In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation can be obtained from MiMedX® or a tissue bank (e.g., a human tissue bank).
- In some cases, an amnion tissue preparation also can include one or more immunosuppressant agents (e.g., corticosteroids such as glucocorticoids), one or more anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, dexamethasone or other type of glucocorticoid steroids), one or more growth factors (e.g., epithelial growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2), or stem cell factor (SCF)), one or more antimicrobial agents (e.g., antibiotics such as kanamycin, neomycin, streptomycin, or gentamicin, or an antifungal agent).
- In some cases, an embolic agent including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can include an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., human amnion tissue preparation) as the sole active ingredient. For example, when an embolic agent is an amnion coated embolic agent, an amnion coated embolic agent can include an amnion tissue preparation as the sole active ingredient.
- In some cases, an embolic agent including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can include an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., human amnion tissue preparation) and one or more other therapeutic agents. For example, when an embolic agent is an amnion coated embolic agent, an amnion coated embolic agent can include an amnion tissue preparation and one or more other therapeutic agents. Examples of therapeutic agents include, without limitation, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), cabergoline, selective progesterone receptor modulators, radiopharmaceuticals, immunosuppressive drugs, angiogenesis inhibitors (e.g., bevacizumab, axitinib, cabozantinib, lenalidomide, regorafenib, vandetanib, ziv-aflibercept, itraconazole, carboxyamidotriazole, TNP-470, CM101, IFN-α, IL-12, platelet factor-4, suramin, SU5416, thrombospondin, VEGFR antagonists, angiostatic steroids+heparin, cartilage-derived angiogenesis inhibitory factor, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, angiostatin, endostatin, 2-methoxyestradiol, tecogalan, tetrathiomolybdate, thalidomide, thrombospondin, prolactin, αVβ3 inhibitors, linomide, ramucirumab, tasquinimod, ranibizumab, sorafenib, sunitinib, pazopanib, and everolimus), and/or chemotherapeutic agents (including, but not limited to, alkylating agents (e.g., cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, chlorambucil, melphalan, dacarbazine, nitrosoureas, temozolomide), anthracyclines (e.g., daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone, and valrubicin), cytoskeletal disruptors (e.g., paclitaxel, docetaxel, abraxane, and taxotere), histone deacetylase inhibitors (e.g., vorinostat and romidepsin), topoisomerase inhibitors (e.g., irinotecan, topotecan, etoposide, teniposide, and tafluposide), kinase inhibitors (e.g., sorafenib, regorafenib, bortezomib, erlotinib, gefitinib, imatinib, vemurafenib, and vismodegib), nucleotide analogs and precursor analogs (e.g., azacitidine, azathioprine, capecitabine, cytarabine, doxifluridine, fluorouracil, gemcitabine, hydroxyurea, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, and tioguanine), peptide antibiotics (e.g., bleomycin and actinomycin), platinum-based agents (e.g., carboplatin, cisplatin, and oxaliplatin), retinoids (e.g., tretinoin, alitretinoin, and bexarotene), and vinca alkaloids and derivatives (e.g., vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, and vinorelbine)).
- In cases where an embolic agent including an amnion tissue preparation is an amnion coated embolic agent, an amnion tissue preparation can be coated onto an embolic agent to produce an amnion coated embolic agent provided herein using any appropriate method. For example, in cases where an amnion tissue preparation is a liquid preparation (e.g., solution or suspension), an embolic agent can be dipped into or sprayed with the liquid preparation.
- This document also provides methods for using embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein. For example, one or more amnion coated embolic agents (e.g., an effective amount of amnion coated embolic agents) can be administered to a mammal for use in arterial embolization. In some cases, one or more amnion coated embolic agents (e.g., an effective amount of amnion coated embolic agents) can be used to reduce or eliminate blood flow (e.g., blood flow supplying a tumor or hemorrhaging) in a blood vessel of a mammal. For example, a mammal having one or more tumors can be treated by administering one or more amnion coated embolic agents (e.g., an effective amount of amnion coated embolic agents) to reduce or eliminate blood flow supplying a tumor. In some cases, one or more amnion coated embolic agents (e.g., an effective amount of amnion coated embolic agents) can be used to deliver an amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel (e.g., to promote healing in the blood vessel). Effective amounts of amnion tissue preparations described herein can be determined by a physician, taking into account various factors such as overall health status, body weight, sex, diet, time and route of administration, other medications, and any other relevant clinical factors. As used herein, an “effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” of a composition provided herein is the amount that is sufficient to provide a beneficial effect to the mammal to which the composition or preparations are delivered. In some cases, the effective amount can be the amount effective to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel of a mammal. For example, the effective amount can be the amount effective to reduce the size of and/or eliminate a tumor in a mammal; to reduce and/or eliminate the number of cells in a tumor; and/or to achieve an improvement or elimination of one or more symptoms of a tumor (e.g., pain, weight loss, loss of appetite, frequent urination, difficulty emptying the bladder, constipation, and jaundice, depending on the type and location of the tumor(s)).
- In some cases, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can be administered to a mammal as the sole embolic agent used in an arterial embolization.
- In some cases, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can be administered to a mammal together with one or more additional embolic agents (e.g., drug-eluting embolic agents) in an arterial embolization. For example, one or more amnion coated embolic agents can be administered together with one or more embolic agents containing a chemotherapeutic drug (e.g., in a chemoembolization procedure such as transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)). For example, one or more amnion coated embolic agents can be administered together with one or more embolic agents containing a radioactive material (e.g., in a radioembolization procedure such as selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT)).
- In some cases, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can be administered to a mammal in an arterial embolization without inducing an inflammatory response (e.g., an inflammatory response in the blood vessel).
- Any appropriate technique can be used to administer one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein to a mammal. For example, one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be administered to a blood vessel in a mammal. In some cases, a catheter can be inserted through a percutaneous puncture in the arm or groin, and one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be administered to a blood vessel in a mammal via the catheter. In some cases, methods of using amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can include using a guidewire to guide a catheter to a blood vessel. In some cases, optical imaging (e.g., X-ray, fluoroscopic guidance, and/or radiopaque contrast dye) can be used to guide a catheter to a blood vessel.
- Embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can be administered to any appropriate blood vessel. A blood vessel can be an artery, a vein, or a capillary. In some cases, a blood vessel can be a blood vessel supplying a tumor. In some cases, a blood vessel can be a hemorrhagic blood vessel. A blood vessel can be in any appropriate location of the body (e.g., the legs, the neck, the heart, the kidneys, the aorta, the chest, and the abdomen). Examples of blood vessels without limitation, a peripheral artery, a peroneal artery, a plantar artery (e.g., a lateral, medial, or deep plantar artery), a coronary artery, a renal artery, a hepatic artery, and uterine artery. In some cases, one or more amnion coated embolic agents can be administered to a first blood vessel, travel through the vasculature, and form an embolus in a second blood vessel.
- In some cases, the methods and materials provided herein can be used to treat a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors. For example, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) described herein can be administered to a mammal to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel supplying a tumor in a mammal. In some cases, the methods provided herein can include reducing blood flow in a blood vessel supplying a tumor in a mammal by about 20% to about 100% (e.g., about 25% to about 95%, about 30% to about 90%, about 50% to about 80%, about 60% to about 75%, about 20% to about 80%, about 20% to about 50%, about 25% to about 50%, about 30% to about 100%, about 40% to about 100%, about 50% to about 100%, or about 75% to about 100%). For example, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) described herein can be administered to a mammal to reduce and/or eliminate a tumor (e.g., reduce and/or eliminate the size of a tumor and/or reduce and/or eliminate the number of tumor cells in a tumor) in a mammal. In some cases, the methods provided herein can include reducing the size of a tumor in a mammal by about 20% to about 100% (e.g., about 25% to about 95%, about 30% to about 90%, about 50% to about 80%, about 60% to about 75%, about 20% to about 80%, about 20% to about 50%, about 25% to about 50%, about 30% to about 100%, about 40% to about 100%, about 50% to about 100%, or about 75% to about 100%). In some cases, the methods provided herein can include eliminating (e.g., completely reducing or reducing by 100%) a tumor in a mammal.
- In some cases, the methods and materials provided herein can be used to deliver an amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel. For example, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) described herein can be administered to a mammal (e.g., a human) to deliver an amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel. In some cases, the methods provided herein can include delivering, to mammal (e.g., a human), an amnion tissue preparation made with from about 0.01 milligrams (mg) to about 10 grams (g) (e.g., from about 0.01 mg to about 10 g, from about 0.1 mg to about 10 g, from about 1 mg to about 10 g, from about 10 mg to about 10 g, from about 100 mg to about 10 g, from about 1 g to about 10 g, from about 0.01 mg to about 5 g, from about 0.01 mg to about 1 g, from about 0.01 mg to about 100 mg, from about 10 mg to about 5 g, from about 100 mg to about 1 g, or from about 1 g to about 5 g) of amnion tissue preparation to a blood vessel of the mammal being treated.
- Any type of mammal can be treated as described herein. Examples of mammals that can be treated with one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein include, without limitation, humans, non-human primates (e.g., monkeys), dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, sheep, rabbits, mice, and rats. For example, humans having one or more tumors can be treated with one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein.
- In some cases, the methods provided herein can include identifying a mammal as having one or more tumors. A mammal can be identified as having a one or more tumors using any appropriate technique. Examples of techniques that can be used to identify a mammal as having a disease and/or disorder associated with tumors, without limitation, imaging techniques, biopsy techniques, and blood tests.
- Once identified as having one or more tumors, a mammal can be administered one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein. For example, one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be administered in an arterial embolization procedure.
- When treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors, a tumor can be any kind of tumor. A tumor can be benign (not cancerous), pre-malignant (pre-cancerous), or malignant (cancerous).
- In some cases, a mammal having one or more tumors can have a disease and/or disorder associated with having tumors. Examples of diseases and/or disorders associated with having tumors include, without limitation, kidney lesions, liver lesions, cancers (e.g., liver cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), and sarcoma; kidney cancers such as renal cell carcinoma (RCC); neuroendocrine tumors; and ocular melanoma), uterine fibroids, benign prostatic hyperplasias, arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs), and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). In some cases, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can be used to treat a mammal having a benign tumor. For example, a human having uterine fibroids can be treated using an amnion coated embolic agent provided herein in an arterial embolization procedure described herein. In some cases, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can be used to treat a mammal having a cancer. For example, a human having HCC can be treated using an amnion coated embolic agent provided herein in an arterial embolization procedure described herein.
- In some cases, the methods and materials provided herein also can be used to treat a mammal (e.g., a human) having excess and/or uncontrolled blood flow (e.g., hemorrhaging) in a blood vessel. For example, one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) described herein can be administered to a mammal (e.g., a human) to reduce and/or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel. In some cases, the methods provided herein can include identifying a mammal as having excess and/or uncontrolled blood flow (e.g., hemorrhaging) in a blood vessel. A mammal can be identified as having excess and/or uncontrolled blood flow in a blood vessel using any appropriate technique (e.g., angiography (e.g., digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and coronary angiography), ultrasound (e.g., Doppler ultrasound and intravascular ultrasound), and imaging techniques). A mammal having excess and/or uncontrolled blood flow in a blood vessel can have a disease and/or disorder associated with hemorrhaging (e.g., recurrent coughing up of blood, aneurysm (e.g., cerebral aneurysm), internal bleeding (e.g., gastrointestinal bleeding), nosebleeds, varicocele, post-partum bleeding, surgical hemorrhage, and traumatic hemorrhage (e.g., splenic rupture or pelvic fracture)).
- Methods for using one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) provided herein can be used as a combination therapy with one or more additional agents/therapies used to treat one or more tumors. For example, a combination therapy used to treat a tumor can include administering to the mammal (e.g., a human) one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein and one or more chemotherapeutic agents (including, but not limited to, alkylating agents (e.g., cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, chlorambucil, melphalan, dacarbazine, nitrosoureas, temozolomide), anthracyclines (e.g., daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone, and valrubicin), cytoskeletal disruptors (e.g., paclitaxel, docetaxel, abraxane, and taxotere), histone deacetylase inhibitors (e.g., vorinostat and romidepsin), topoisomerase inhibitors (e.g., irinotecan, topotecan, etoposide, teniposide, and tafluposide), kinase inhibitors (e.g., sorafenib, regorafenib, bortezomib, erlotinib, gefitinib, imatinib, vemurafenib, and vismodegib), nucleotide analogs and precursor analogs (e.g., azacitidine, azathioprine, capecitabine, cytarabine, doxifluridine, fluorouracil, gemcitabine, hydroxyurea, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, and tioguanine), peptide antibiotics (e.g., bleomycin and actinomycin), platinum-based agents (e.g., carboplatin, cisplatin, and oxaliplatin), retinoids (e.g., tretinoin, alitretinoin, and bexarotene), vinca alkaloids and derivatives (e.g., vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, and vinorelbine)). For example, a combination therapy used to treat a tumor can include administering to the mammal (e.g., a human) one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein and subjecting the mammal to one or more tumor therapies (e.g., surgery and radiation). In cases where embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) described herein are used in combination with one or more agents/therapies for treating a tumor, the one or more agents/therapies for treating a tumor can be administered/performed at the same time or independently. For example, arterial embolization with one or more amnion coated embolic agents provided herein can be performed first, and the one or more agents/therapies for treating a tumor can be administered second, or vice versa.
- In some cases, the methods provided herein also can include confirming the location of the one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) administered to a mammal (e.g., a human) and/or confirming whether or not the one or more embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) administered to a mammal (e.g., a human) have formed an embolus (e.g., an artificial embolus). For example, imaging techniques (e.g., DSA) can be performed to confirm the location of the one or more amnion coated embolic agents administered to a mammal and/or to confirm that the one or more amnion coated embolic agents administered to a mammal have formed an artificial embolus.
- The invention will be further described in the following examples, which do not limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.
- It is to be understood that while the invention has been described in conjunction with the detailed description thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrate and not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications are within the scope of the following claims.
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1. A composition comprising an embolic agent comprising a coating comprising an amnion tissue preparation, wherein said amnion tissue preparation is a dried amnion tissue preparation lacks viable cells and comprises cellular remnants from lysed cells of said amnion tissue preparation.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said embolic agent is a microparticle.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said embolic agent is a microsphere.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said embolic agent comprises a bio-compatible material.
5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein said bio-compatible material is selected from the group consisting of tris-acryl gelatin, polyvinyl alcohol, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), N-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate, collagen, thrombin, glue, calcium alginate, latex, silicon, starch, cellulose, chitosan, butyl cyanoacrylate, ethiodol, ethanol, ethanolamine oleate, sotradecol, and combinations thereof.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said embolic agent is resorbable.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said embolic agent is from about 0.5 μm to about 1200 μm in size.
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11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said dried amnion tissue preparation has a water content that is less than about 8 percent.
12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein said dried amnion tissue preparation has a particle size ranging from about 0.1 μm to about 25 μm.
13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said amnion tissue preparation is the sole active ingredient.
14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said embolic agent is further coated with one or more therapeutic agents.
15. The composition of claim 14 , wherein said one or more therapeutic agents comprise one or more angiogenesis inhibitors.
16. The composition of claim 14 , wherein said one or more therapeutic agents comprise one or more chemotherapeutic agents.
17. The composition of claim 14 , wherein said one or more therapeutic agents comprise one or more angiogenesis inhibitors and one or more chemotherapeutic agents.
18. An artificial embolus comprising one or more compositions of claim 1 .
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