Bahar Ataeinia

Dr. Bahar Ataeinia

Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 July 2022 in Pharmaceutics
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Carolina de de Aguiar FerreiraCarolina de de Aguiar Ferreira
Carolina de de Aguiar Ferreira
PHPedram Heidari
Pedram Heidari
Bahar AtaeiniaBahar Ataeinia
Bahar Ataeinia
NSNicoleta Sinevici
Nicoleta Sinevici
AGAlyssa Granito
Alyssa Granito
UMUmar Mahmood
Umar Mahmood
Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized cancer management, patient response can be heterogeneous, and the development of ICI resistance is increasingly reported. Novel treatment strategies are necessary not only to expand the use of ICI to previously unresponsive tumor types but also to overcome resistance. Targeted radionuclide therapy may synergize well with ICIs since it can promote a pro-inflammatory tumor microenvironment. We investigated the use of a granzyme B targeted peptide (GZP) as a cancer theranostic agent, radiolabeled with 68Ga (68Ga-GZP) as a PET imaging agent and radiolabeled with 90Y (90Y-GZP) as a targeted radionuclide therapy agent for combinational therapy with ICI in murine models of colon cancer. Our results demonstrate that GZP increasingly accumulates in tumor tissue after ICI and that the combination of ICI with 90Y-GZP promotes a dose-dependent response, achieving curative response in some settings and increased overall survival.