Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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Combination therapy with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) gene delivery and gemcitabine is a new therapeutic approach for pancreatic cancer. However, the efficacy of both TNF-α and gemcitabine is suppressed due to activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB). We hypothesized that nafamostat mesilate (FUT175), an NF-κB inhibitor, enhances the antitumor effect of combination treatment with an adenoviral vector-expressing TNF-α (AxCAhTNF-α) and gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer in mice. ⋯ Inhibition of NF-κB by FUT175 enhances the antitumor effect of combined TNF-α gene therapy and gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer.