Abstract:
:A human tumor clonogenic assay (HTCA) has been used to evaluate standard and experimental anticancer drugs with respect to their inhibition of clonogenicity of both fresh human cancers and human tumor cell lines. By comparing the inhibitory effect on tumor colony-forming unit (TCFU) growth of 1-h and continuous drug exposures in the HTCA we were able to identify and separate schedule-dependent (e.g., bleomycin, vinblastine, and etoposide) and schedule-independent drugs (e.g., actinomycin D, adriamycin, bisantrene, and cis-platinum). Vinblastine, bleomycin, and etoposide, which are known to have 'cell cycle-specific' characteristics, caused exponential reduction in tumor colony formation when given by continuous exposure, whereas when given with a short exposure each of these drugs caused plateau-type dose-response curves. For comparison of the relative efficacy of the two dosing schedules, a ratio (1-h versus continuous exposures) was calculated of the drug concentrations which reduced growth of TCFU to 50% of the control values (ID50) for fresh human tumors and human tumor cell lines. For fresh tumors, ID50 ratios for adriamycin, actinomycin D, and bisantrene ranged between 2 and 60 (median 14), whereas the ID50 ratios for bleomycin, vinblastine, and etoposide ranged between 100 and 3,000 (median 600). The fact that actinomycin D, adriamycin, and bisantrene (a new anthracene-type drug) had similarly shaped dose-response curves and very low ID50 ratios suggests that the cytotoxicity of these compounds may not be schedule-dependent. On the other hand, the steep dose-survival curves we observed after continuous drug exposure and the high ID50 ratios of bleomycin, vinblastine, and etoposide suggest that these drugs may possess schedule-dependent cytotoxicity characteristics. Before final conclusions are drawn concerning a drug's schedule dependency it is essential to evaluate its in vitro stability and protein-binding characteristics. Finally, it must be emphasized that unlike the results obtained with 1-h exposure studies, the in vitro continuous exposure schedules have yet to be shown to be predictive of clinical response for any agent or tumor type.
journal_name
Cancer Chemother Pharmacoljournal_title
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacologyauthors
Ludwig R,Alberts DS,Miller TP,Salmon SEdoi
10.1007/BF00256533subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-01-01 00:00:00pages
135-41issue
3eissn
0344-5704issn
1432-0843journal_volume
12pub_type
杂志文章abstract:PURPOSE:Radiotherapy (RTx) has been considered as the treatment for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). However, with only conventional fractionation (Cfx), response rates are relatively low. In this study, we report the results of hyperfractionation (Hfx) RTx with concurrent docetaxe...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-006-0370-y
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Based on the preclinical evidence of topoisomerase I (Topo-1) upregulation by mitomycin C(MMC) and decreased NF-kappaB activation by celecoxib, we evaluated combinations of irinotecan/MMC and irinotecan/MMC/celecoxib in patients with advanced solid malignancies. PATIENTS-METHODS:Initially, patients received MM...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-008-0826-3
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The subjects were 35 patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. The patients were divided into a transcatheter arterial embolization group (TAE group, 18 cases) and a combination therapy group receiving both TAE and percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (TAE+PEIT group, 17 cases). The 50% survival period wa...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00686682
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This study compared the pharmacokinetics of PF-06439535, a potential bevacizumab biosimilar, to bevacizumab sourced from the European Union (bevacizumab-EU) and USA (bevacizumab-US), and of bevacizumab-EU to bevacizumab-US. METHODS:In this double-blind study, 102 healthy males, aged 21-55 years, were randomize...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s00280-016-3001-2
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the potential utility of a novel algorithm to calculate individual GFR values in cancer patients. Based on carboplatin AUC measurements the algorithm-based values were compared with results related to other routinely used equations. METHODS:The association between mea...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-010-1537-0
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Gastric cancer is one of the leading cancerous diseases worldwide. It is diagnosed often at the advanced stage for which chemotherapy is the main treatment option. The prognosis remains poor for metastatic, especially the diffuse type, gastric cancers. We investigated the efficacy of intravenously administered ...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-009-1222-3
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Methylene blue (MB) is a phenothiazine with radio and photosensitizing properties and anti-tumoral activity. Our group has shown that MB was capable of inhibiting the in vitro growth of erythroleukemic cells with multidrug resistance (MDR). However, there are no studies comparing the cytotoxicity of this molecule for ...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-005-1014-3
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Adjuvant chemotherapy is gaining an increasing role in resectable gastric cancer. Customizing chemotherapy on the basis of chemosensitivity may improve outcome, and putative predictive molecular markers have been mostly evaluated in Asian patients. We profiled key DNA and damage signaling factors and correla...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-013-2181-2
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The present paper reviews several studies performed between 1977 and 1986 in Singapore on the 10-year survival outcome of treatment for stage I and II hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Of 801 HCC patients evaluated, only 2 survivors (0.3%) remained in complete remission for 13 and 14 years, respectively. One had receive...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00687123
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This study aimed at investigating the anti-tumor effect of arsenic sulfide (As2S2) against liver cancer both in vivo and in vitro and to elucidate its underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Cell viability of the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines SMMC-7721, BEL-7402, HepG2 were measured by CCK-8 assay. The effe...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-018-3755-9
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Plasma and tissue levels of doxorubicin (DXR) and doxorubicinol (DXR-OL) were measured fluorometrically after high-pressure liquid chromatography at 1, 3, and 24 h following one, nine, and 24 doses of 1.0 mg DXR/kg or one and eight doses of 4.0 mg DXR/kg, IP, to rats. Comparison of plasma levels of DXR found following...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00258216
更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effects of BCNU, CCNU, methyl-CCNU, streptozotocin, and chlorozotocin on calmodulin activity were studied in vitro and in vivo. Preincubation of BCNU, CCNU, and methyl-CCNU with calmodulin produced a concentration-dependent inhibition of in vitro calmodulin activity expressed as stimulation of cyclic nucleotide ph...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00434354
更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thirty-eight patients with small cell carcinoma of the bronchus resistant to initial chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide methotrexate and CCNU, were treated with VP16-213 alone in a dose of 120 mg/m2 i.v. on days 1, 3, and 5 every 3 weeks. Twelve patients died before three courses of treatment. In 26 patients who recei...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00254544
更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Capecitabine is a prodrug that undergoes metabolism in three steps to form an active 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). The first step is primarily catalyzed by liver carboxylesterases (CES) 1. Here, we examined the effects of CES1 variants on pharmacokinetics and toxicity of capecitabine. METHODS:We enrolled postoperativ...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-020-04087-z
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of paclitaxel in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:We compared the toxicity, response, survival and pharmacokinetic parameters between patients between 70 and 75 years of age (elderly group) and those under 70 years of age (younger gr...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1007/s002800000143
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The in vitro effect of the dextroisomer r-verapamil on blast cells derived from patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) was studied. R-verapamil caused a dose-dependent inhibition of AML blast proliferation in the presence of stem-cell factor, leukemia inhibitory factor, interleukin 4, interleukin 6, and interl...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00685631
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is the current standard of treatment for anal squamous carcinoma. However, local or metastatic recurrences remain significant after CRT with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and mitomycin C (MMC). Therefore, the present study evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of adding cisplatin ...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-016-3185-5
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two studies were carried out (A and B) in order to assess the effectiveness of ifosfamide administered with mesna (IFO/M) in the treatment of small cell lung cancer. The first study (A) was a cross-over study; the second (B) was a randomized trial, and in B IFO/M was evaluated earlier in the course of the disease. IFO...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/BF00647447
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::3-Deazaguanine (3-DG), a purine analogue, has unusual antitumor activity against experimental mammary tumor models and a number of other solid tumors. Others have shown that mutant CHO cells deficient in hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRTase) or adenine phosphoribosyl transferase (APRTase) are resi...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00273409
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Despite the extensive clinical experience with irinotecan, significant concerns remain regarding its toxicity. In a phase I trial, we modulated irinotecan pharmacokinetics by inhibiting biliary excretion of SN-38, the active metabolite of irinotecan, using cyclosporine. The modulation appeared to decrease ...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1007/s00280-005-1020-5
更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Veliparib is an oral inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase enzyme. Combination of veliparib and temozolomide was well-tolerated and demonstrated clinical activity in older patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or AML arising from pre-existing myeloid malignancies. We aimed to perf...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1007/s00280-018-3731-4
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Because HCC usually presents as an advanced disease and occurs in the background of liver cirrhosis, most patients are not suitable for treatment with curative intent, thus effective systemic chemotherapy is required. However, the ...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-005-0067-7
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The risk of potential drug-drug interactions (PDI) is poorly studied in oncology. We included 105 patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), 100 patients with advanced breast cancer (BC) and 100 patients of the palliative care unit (PCU) receiving systemic palliative treatment between 2010 and 2015. Al...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-019-03783-9
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Imatinib is an inhibitor of the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase; however, resistance is common. Flavopiridol, a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, down-regulates short-lived anti-apoptotic proteins via inhibition of transcription. In preclinical studies, flavopiridol synergizes with imatinib to induce apoptosis. ...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-012-1839-5
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A total of 40 patients with recurrent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were treated with ABEP combination chemotherapy (aclarubicin, N4-behenoyl-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine, etoposide, and prednisolone). A complete remission (CR) was achieved in 37.5% of the patients and partial remission, in 15.0%. The ABEP regimen prove...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00692354
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The recurrence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after partial hepatectomy is still high. How to choose the most appropriate anti-tumor drug in the early postoperative period is crucial to improve the prognosis of patients. Recently, MiniPDX has been widely used as a new and reliable preclinical researc...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-020-04182-1
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This study evaluated mechanistic differences of pralatrexate, methotrexate, and pemetrexed. METHODS:Inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) was quantified using recombinant human DHFR. Cellular uptake and folylpolyglutamate synthetase (FPGS) activity were determined using radiolabeled pralatrexate, methot...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-009-0954-4
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Severe, debilitating nausea and vomiting are seen in almost 100% of patients treated with cis-platinum. These side-effects can be so severe and prolonged as to preclude therapy in a large number of patients. Commonly used antiemetics have had only limited success in controlling cis-platinum-induced nausea and vomiting...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF00258206
更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This is a phase-I study of gefitinib in combination with temozolomide in patients with gliomas. The goal of the study was to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and to characterize the pharmacokinetics of gefitinib when combined with temozolomide. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients were stratified according to ...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-007-0556-y
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To determine the growth inhibitory effects of mifepristone on endometrial cancer cell growth and evaluate its effect on apoptosis using HEC-1-A and Ishikawa human endometrial cancer cell lines. METHODS:The human endometrial cancer cell lines, HEC-1-A and Ishikawa, were cultured in vitro. MTT assays were comple...
journal_title:Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00280-007-0628-z
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00