TY - JOUR T1 - Timing of Ganciclovir Administration in Glioma Gene Therapy Using HSVtk Gene-transduced Mesenchymal Stem Cells JF - Cancer Genomics - Proteomics JO - Cancer Genomics Proteomics SP - 245 LP - 250 VL - 8 IS - 5 AU - Shinji Amano AU - Chunyu Gu AU - Shinichiro Koizumi AU - Tsutomu Tokuyama AU - Hiroki Namba Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://cgp.iiarjournals.org/content/8/5/245.abstract N2 - Background: An established C6 glioma was successfully treated with intratumoral injection of mesenchymal stem cells transduced with HSVtk gene (MSCtk) and systemic administration of ganciclovir (GCV). The best timing of GCV administration after the MSCtk implantation was studied. Materials and Methods: GCV administration was started from 2 days before and 1, 3 and 7 days after the MSCtk administration under both in vitro and in vivo conditions. Results: The C6 cells were completely eradicated in vitro when GCV administration was started from day –2, 1, and 3. Animals with intracranial tumor survived longer when GCV was administered earlier after MSCtk administration. This may, mainly, reflect the difference in the MSCtk/C6 ratio at the time of GCV administration because this ratio drastically decreases during the delay of GCV administration. Conclusion: When using a slowly growing vector cell as MSCtk, GCV should be administered soon after MSCtk implantation. ER -