Breast cancer is a communal malignant disease between Saudi females, with a popularity of 21.8%. Since binding to somatostatin receptors (SSTR) induces no immunogenicity in vivo, somatostatin analog (veldoreotide) (VELD) may be suitable for delivering anti-cancer drugs to target and bioimaging the cancer cells. This work aimed to deliver CdS/ZnS core-shell type quantum dots with carboxylic acid-functionalized (QDs-COOH) which is bioimaging and anticancer nanoparticles decorated VELD as SSTR agonist with anti-cancer activity in the form of topical cream to be deposited deep in the breast periphery.
QDs-COOH will be conjugated to the N terminal of phenylalanine of VELD when the reaction proceeded at pH 7. Topical cream will be adapted to deliver the conjugated system for maximum deposition through breast cancer cells using emulsion technology. The formulated nanoparticles and cream will be characterized for size using dynamic light scattering, drug-polymer interaction using FTIR, and morphology using SEM. Cellular uptake, permeability and cell viability study of the successful system of interest will be studied in cell culture models using different breast cell lines. Moreover, the in vivo study will also proceed on rats induced breast cancer. Finally, the nanoparticles loaded in a topical cream will be applied with clinical trial approvement on the human breast cancer for bioimaging and treating breast cancer. This work is to present a novel formulation for treatment and bioimaging of breast cancer which can deliver safely to the patients in a high dose to the affected tumor cells.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
The active group will receive Quantum dots coated with veldoreotide in different topical dosage forms as an anti-cancer drug.
The placebo group will receive topical FDA approved in different dosage forms as a negative control drug.
Assiut Clinic
Asyut, Egypt
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBuraidah Clinic
Buraidah, Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
RECRUITINGFaculty of Pharmacy
Buraidah, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPharmaceutics dept., Faculty of Pharmacy, Qassim University
Buraidah, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGrowth inhibition was measured using the sulforhodamine B-based assay.
QDs-VELD have anticancer activity. This study will be determined by measuring the growth inhibition of anticancer activity for QDs-VELD.
Time frame: 6 months
Amount of QDs-VELD fluorescent QDs-VELD in the breast periphery due to the fluorescence of QDs using flow cytometry.
The bioimaging effect for scintigraphy of breast cancer.
Time frame: 6 months
Growth inhibition was measured by visual determination of breast cancer cells.
QDs-VELD have anticancer activity. This study will be determined by measuring the growth inhibition of anticancer activity for QDs-VELD.
Time frame: 6 months
Stable topical quantum dots coated veldoreotide
Stability test will be studied for dosage forms. The test will carried out by standing the products on shelf life for three months. The stability test will be recorded using high performance liquid chromatography each thee days.
Time frame: three months
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