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High Hydrostatic Pressure Therapy Annihilates Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Murine Model

Mitsui T., Morimoto N., Mahara A., Notodihardjo SC., Le TM., Munisso MC.

Clinical Trial, published in Biomed Res Int (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Level B· Emerging clinical evidence with positive signalsEvidence level of this study

Several human studies show positive signals, while research methods and sample sizes continue to develop.

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  • Level B · Emerging clinical evidence with positive signals
  • Level C · Early human research exploring benefits
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Study type
Clinical Trial
Journal
Biomed Res Int (2020)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
32219130
PMCID
PMC7081030
DOI
10.1155/2020/3074742
Citations
4

Abstract (original English)

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is one of the most common skin cancers. In the treatment of cSCC, it is necessary to remove it completely, and reconstructive surgery, such as a skin graft or a local or free flap, will be required, depending on the size, with donor-site morbidity posing a burden to the patient. The high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) technique has been developed as a physical method of decellularizing various tissues. We previously reported that HHP at 200 MPa for 10 min could inactivate all cells in the giant congenital melanocytic nevus, and we have already started a clinical trial using this technique. In the present study, we explored the critical pressurization condition for annihilating cSCC cells in vitro and confirmed that this condition could also annihilate cSCC in vivo . We prepared 5 pressurization conditions in this study (150, 160, 170, 180, and 190 MPa for 10 min) and confirmed that cSCC cells were killed by pressurization at ≥160 MPa for 10 min. In the in vivo study, the cSCC cells inactivated by HHP at 200 MPa for 10 min were unable to proliferate after injection into the intradermal space of mice, and transplanted cSCC tissues that had been inactivated by HHP showed a decreased weight at 5 weeks after implantation. These results suggested that HHP at 200 MPa for 10 min was able to annihilate SCC, so HHP technology may be a novel treatment

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.

Evidence level

Several human studies show positive signals, while research methods and sample sizes continue to develop.

How we grade evidence
Cell LineSkinAnimalsMice, Inbred NODHumansMiceCarcinoma, Squamous CellSkin NeoplasmsDisease Models, AnimalCell Proliferation

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