Non-linearity of colony formation by human tumour cells from biopsy samples.

Abstract:

:The relationship between colony numbers and concentration of cells plated is an important parameter of clonogenic assay systems. The cloning efficiency for an ideal sample should be independent of cell concentration, thus giving a straight line through the origin when colony numbers are plotted against cell concentration. A simple statistical method has been developed to test if this is the case for individual tumour samples. Colony data from 51 freshly obtained tumour samples, which had sufficient cells to plate 3 or more dilutions and gave at least 20 colonies per plate at one or more of the dilutions, were tested. The results indicated that colony formation was linear for 27 (53%) of the samples. The remaining 24 samples could be classified into 2 groups: type I, in which cloning efficiencies increased with increasing cell concentration and type II, which had reduced cloning efficiencies at high cell concentrations. Fifteen (29%) of the samples had type I non-linearity and 9 (18%) exhibited non-linearity of type II. These findings indicate that the relationship between colonies and cells plated should be examined for each biopsy sample particularly in each experiment where the effects of cytotoxic drugs are tested.

journal_name

Br J Cancer

authors

Eliason JF,Aapro MS,Decrey D,Brink-Petersen M

doi

10.1038/bjc.1985.195

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1985-09-01 00:00:00

pages

311-8

issue

3

eissn

0007-0920

issn

1532-1827

journal_volume

52

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Treatment of childhood lymphocytic leukaemia with high white-cell counts.

    abstract::Combination chemotherapy with cytosine arabinoside, cyclophosphamide and L-asparaginase (Asnase) was given to 22 children with acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) with a white-cell count greater than 30 X 10(9)/1, and other features suggestive of poor prognosis. Complete remission was induced in all patients--in 19 afte...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1978.258

    authors: Ekert H,Waters KD,Smith PJ,Matthews RN,Ellis WM

    更新日期:1978-11-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular targeting of retinoic acid metabolism in neuroblastoma: the role of the CYP26 inhibitor R116010 in vitro and in vivo.

    abstract::Isomerisation to all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) is widely accepted as the key mechanism underlying the favourable clinical properties of 13-cis-retinoic acid (13cisRA). As intracellular metabolism of ATRA by CYP26 may result in clinical resistance to 13cisRA, an increase in efficacy may be achieved through modulation ...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603779

    authors: Armstrong JL,Taylor GA,Thomas HD,Boddy AV,Redfern CP,Veal GJ

    更新日期:2007-06-04 00:00:00

  • Overexpression of the rhoC gene correlates with progression of ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

    abstract::It has been reported that the rho genes, which consist of a ras-related small GTPase protein family, regulate cytoskeletal structures and have the potential to transform cultured cells. To investigate the biological relevance of the rho genes in pancreatic carcinogenesis, we examined expressions of the rhoA, B and C g...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1998.23

    authors: Suwa H,Ohshio G,Imamura T,Watanabe G,Arii S,Imamura M,Narumiya S,Hiai H,Fukumoto M

    更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00

  • Cancer-associated tumour markers CA 19-9 and CA-50 in patients with pancreatic cancer with special reference to the Lewis blood cell status.

    abstract::Monoclonal antibodies 19-9 and C-50 were used to assay the cancer associated tumour antigens CA 19-9 and CA-50 in plasma from patients with confirmed pancreatic cancer, and related to the blood group and Lewis blood cell status. The plasma expressions of CA 19-9 or CA-50 were similar, including cases where the patient...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1990.241

    authors: Masson P,Pålsson B,Andrén-Sandberg A

    更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00

  • Response of human lymphocytes to PHA and tumour-associated antigens as detected by fluorescence polarization.

    abstract::Fluorescence polarization measurement during the progress of fluorochromasia has been used to study the response of human lymphocytes to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and to tumour-associated antigens, as a basis for the detection of malignant disease. Polarization (P) values of both stimulated and unstimulated lymphocyte...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1980.9

    authors: Balding P,Light PA,Preece AW

    更新日期:1980-01-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular alterations in a patient with Turcot's syndrome.

    abstract::Cells of a patient with Turcot's syndrome and of her parents were evaluated for the presence of molecular alterations in the p53 and the Ki-ras gene. Deletions on chromosome 17p, overexpression and point mutations of the p53 gene as well as mutations of the Ki-ras gene were detected in primary and metastatic tumour bu...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1993.379

    authors: Rochlitz CF,Heide I,de Kant E,Neubauer A,Schmidt CA,Neuhaus P,Huhn D,Herrmann R

    更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00

  • Evaluation of MSA as a serum marker in breast cancer: a comparison with CEA.

    abstract::In a blind study, 518 serum samples were assayed for serum levels of mammary serum antigen (MSA) by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) using the 3E1.2 monoclonal antibody. Using 300 IU as the arbitrary cut off to distinguish normal from abnormal individuals, 75% of patients with primary Stage I carcinoma of the breast (n = 1...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1988.66

    authors: Stacker SA,Sacks NP,Golder J,Tjandra JJ,Thompson CH,Smithyman A,McKenzie IF

    更新日期:1988-03-01 00:00:00

  • The use of expert surrogates to evaluate clinical trials in non-small cell lung cancer.

    abstract::One hundred and eighteen doctors who treat pulmonary neoplasms in Ontario were asked how they would wish to be treated if they had non-small cell lung cancer. Four different scenarios were given. The physicians were then asked if they would consent to take part as subjects in one or more clinical trials for which they...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1986.224

    authors: Mackillop WJ,Ward GK,O'Sullivan B

    更新日期:1986-10-01 00:00:00

  • The xc- cystine/glutamate antiporter: a mediator of pancreatic cancer growth with a role in drug resistance.

    abstract::The x(c)(-) cystine transporter enhances biosynthesis of glutathione, a tripeptide thiol important in drug resistance and cellular defense against oxidative stress, by enabling cellular uptake of cystine, a rate-limiting precursor. Because it is known to regulate glutathione levels and growth of various cancer cell ty...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604485

    authors: Lo M,Ling V,Wang YZ,Gout PW

    更新日期:2008-08-05 00:00:00

  • Phorbol ester stimulates ethanolamine release from the metastatic basal prostate cancer cell line PC3 but not from prostate epithelial cell lines LNCaP and P4E6.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Malignancy alters cellular complex lipid metabolism and membrane lipid composition and turnover. Here, we investigated whether tumorigenesis in cancer-derived prostate epithelial cell lines influences protein kinase C-linked turnover of ethanolamine phosphoglycerides (EtnPGs) and alters the pattern of ethano...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.2014.457

    authors: Schmitt J,Noble A,Otsuka M,Berry P,Maitland NJ,Rumsby MG

    更新日期:2014-10-14 00:00:00

  • A multicentre phase II randomised trial of weekly docetaxel/gemcitabine followed by erlotinib on progression, vs the reverse sequence, in elderly patients with advanced non small-cell lung cancer selected with a comprehensive geriatric assessment (the GFP

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Elderly cancer patients form a heterogeneous population in which therapeutic decision-making is often difficult. The aim of this randomised phase II trial was to evaluate the feasibility and activity of weekly docetaxel/gemcitabine (DG) followed by erlotinib after progression (arm A) vs erlotinib followed by...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1038/bjc.2011.331

    authors: LeCaer H,Barlesi F,Corre R,Jullian H,Bota S,Falchero L,Vergnenegre A,Dujon C,Delhoume JY,Chouaid C,GFPC 0504 Team.

    更新日期:2011-10-11 00:00:00

  • Integrating cytokines and angiogenic factors and tumour bulk with selected clinical criteria improves determination of prognosis in advanced renal cell carcinoma.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:In two clinical trials of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor inhibitor pazopanib in advanced renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), we found interleukin-6 as predictive of pazopanib benefit. We evaluated the prognostic significance of candidate cytokines and angiogenic factors (CAFs) identified in ...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.2017.206

    authors: Zurita AJ,Gagnon RC,Liu Y,Tran HT,Figlin RA,Hutson TE,D'Amelio AM Jr,Sternberg CN,Pandite LN,Heymach JV

    更新日期:2017-08-08 00:00:00

  • Treatment of inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma with intrahepatic arterial yttrium-90 microspheres: a phase I and II study.

    abstract::Eighteen patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were treated with intrahepatic arterial yttrium-90 microspheres. All these patients showed a lung shunting below 15% and a tumour-to-normal ratio higher than 2 as determined by diagnostic technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin (Tc-MAA) gamma scintigraphy...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1994.436

    authors: Lau WY,Leung WT,Ho S,Leung NW,Chan M,Lin J,Metreweli C,Johnson P,Li AK

    更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00

  • Trends in mortality for cancers, comparing multiple- and underlying-cause rates, in an English population 1979-1999.

    abstract::In compiling official mortality statistics, rules for selecting the underlying cause of death have changed twice in the last 20 years in England. Mortality statistics for most types of cancer were not greatly affected, but there were significant effects on coding for cancers of colon, liver, breast, prostate, testis a...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601633

    authors: Goldacre MJ,Duncan ME,Cook-Mozaffari P,Griffith M

    更新日期:2004-03-08 00:00:00

  • Immunohistochemical expression of SKALP/elafin in squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus.

    abstract::In this study, the immunohistochemical expression of a new inducible elastase inhibitor, SKALP (skin-derived anti-leucoproteinase)/elafin, in the tissue of squamous cell carcinoma and uninvolved oesophageal mucosa was studied using a polyclonal rabbit anti-serum against SKALP/elafin. The results were compared with the...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1997.511

    authors: Yamamoto S,Egami H,Kurizaki T,Ohmachi H,Hayashi N,Okino T,Shibata Y,Schalkwijk J,Ogawa M

    更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00

  • Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in neoplastic and non-neoplastic cystic lesions of the central nervous system and in the cerebrospinal fluid.

    abstract::The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of PDGF in vivo in neoplastic and non-neoplastic brain lesions. Fluid from cystic lesions and cerebrospinal fluid was tested in a radioreceptor assay that detects all described PDGF isoforms. High concentration of PDGF were found in cyst fluids from several astr...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1994.184

    authors: Nistér M,Enblad P,Bäckström G,Söderman T,Persson L,Heldin CH,Westermark B

    更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00

  • Specific detection of OCT3/4 isoform A/B/B1 expression in solid (germ cell) tumours and cell lines: confirmation of OCT3/4 specificity for germ cell tumours.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:OCT3/4 (POU5F1) is an established diagnostic immunohistochemical marker for specific histological variants of human malignant germ cell tumours (GCTs), including the seminomatous types and the stem cell component of non-seminomas, known as embryonal carcinoma. OCT3/4 is crucial for the regulation of pluripot...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.2011.270

    authors: Rijlaarsdam MA,van Herk HA,Gillis AJ,Stoop H,Jenster G,Martens J,van Leenders GJ,Dinjens W,Hoogland AM,Timmermans M,Looijenga LH

    更新日期:2011-09-06 00:00:00

  • Identification of a common oncofoetal protein in x-ray and chemically induced rat gastrointestinal tumours.

    abstract::An apparently unique circulating common oncofoetal protein has been identified in rat small-bowel, colonic and pancreatic adenocarcinomas. The tumours were induced by ionizing radiation (small bowel), an alkyl hydrocarbon, 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (colon) and a polyaromatic hydrocarbon, 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (pa...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1981.120

    authors: Stevens RH,Cole DA,Cheng HF

    更新日期:1981-06-01 00:00:00

  • Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor alone or with dacarbazine in metastatic melanoma: a randomized phase II trial.

    abstract::The potential antitumoral effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) led us to evaluate GM-CSF alone or with dacarbazine (DTIC) in metastatic melanoma in first line randomized phase II. Treatment was arm A: GM-CSF: 5 microg kg(-1), bid, 14 consecutive days every 21 days and arm B: GM-CSF: 5 mi...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1054/bjoc.2001.2120

    authors: Ravaud A,Delaunay M,Chevreau C,Coulon V,Debled M,Bret-Dibat C,Courbon F,Gualde N,Nguyen Bui B

    更新日期:2001-11-16 00:00:00

  • Hepatic arterial floxuridine as second-line treatment for systemic fluorouracil-resistant colorectal liver metastases.

    abstract::Hepatic arterial floxuridine (HAI) in 35 patients with systemic fluorouracil/folinic acid-resistant colorectal liver metastases achieved a 14% partial response and 26% disease stabilization rate, with a median response duration of 7 months from onset of HAI. ...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1998.627

    authors: Fordy C,Glover C,Davies MM,Allen-Mersh TG

    更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00

  • A liver DNA synthesis promoter induced in rat plasma by injection of dimethylnitrosamine (DMNA) or thioacetamide.

    abstract::The appearance of a liver DNA synthesis promoter (HP) in rat plasma after dimethylnitrosamine (DMNA) or thioacetamide injection was investigated. After 48 h, DMNA (30 mg kg-1 body weight) produced liver (centrilobular) necrosis and intense hepatic regeneration, as assessed by microscopic observations of liver slices, ...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1987.122

    authors: Díaz-Gil JJ,Sánchez G,Santamaría L,Trilla C,Esteban P,Escartín P,Gea T

    更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00

  • Response of peritoneal solid tumours after intraperitoneal chemohyperthermia treatment with cisplatin or carboplatin.

    abstract::The combination of heat and chemotherapy was studied in an intraperitoneal tumour model. Rats bearing peritoneal CC531 tumours (2-6 mm) were treated i.p. with cDDP or CBDCA [maximal tolerated dose (MTD)] in combination with regional hyperthermia (41.5 degrees C, 1 h) of the peritoneal cavity. The addition of hyperther...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1994.45

    authors: Los G,van Vugt MJ,Pinedo HM

    更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00

  • Sulphated acid mucopolysaccharides in SV40-transformed human cells from normal and mucopolysaccharidosis patients.

    abstract::Lines of fibroblasts have been established from normal individuals and from patients diagnosed as suffering from one of the mucopolysaccharidoses or mucopolysaccharide-storage diseases. Transformation of these lines with SV40 virus has been found to reduce their capacity to secrete sulphated mucopolysaccharides into t...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1977.156

    authors: Webb T

    更新日期:1977-07-01 00:00:00

  • The validity of the labelling index in tumour studies.

    abstract::The distribution of labelled cells through 5 different mouse tumours was measured after a single injection of [3H]-thymidine [( 3H]-TdR) or [3H]-deoxyuridine [( 3H]-UdR). All the tumours had areas where the percentage of labelled cells (the labelling index, LI) was high and areas where the LI was very low. The total a...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1985.3

    authors: Hamilton E,Dobbin J

    更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00

  • Extracorporeal immunoadsorption of circulating specific serum factors in cancer patients.

    abstract::Circulating serum factors have been said to abrogate the effects of immune response in cancer, i.e. "blocking" and "antigenic inhibition". The aim of this investigation was to isolate such specific factors in a purified and native state. F(ab)2 fragments isolated from hypernephroma were insolubilized on the surfaces o...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1975.279

    authors: Langvad E,Hydén H,Wolf H,Kroeigaard N

    更新日期:1975-12-01 00:00:00

  • Selective cytotoxic activity of immunotoxins composed of a monoclonal anti-Thy 1.1 antibody and the ribosome-inactivating proteins bryodin and momordin.

    abstract::The ribosome-inactivating proteins, bryodin, from Bryonia dioica, and momordin, from Momordica charantia, were coupled by a disulphide bond to a monoclonal anti-Thy 1.1 antibody (OX7). Both immunotoxins were specifically cytotoxic to the Thy 1.1-expressing mouse lymphoma cell line AKR-A in vitro. The OX7-bryodin immun...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1988.258

    authors: Stirpe F,Wawrzynczak EJ,Brown AN,Knyba RE,Watson GJ,Barbieri L,Thorpe PE

    更新日期:1988-11-01 00:00:00

  • Magnesium intake, plasma C-peptide, and colorectal cancer incidence in US women: a 28-year follow-up study.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Laboratory studies suggest a possible role of magnesium intake in colorectal carcinogenesis but epidemiological evidence is inconclusive. METHOD:We tested magnesium-colorectal cancer hypothesis in the Nurses' Health Study, in which 85 924 women free of cancer in 1980 were followed until June 2008. Cox propo...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.2012.76

    authors: Zhang X,Giovannucci EL,Wu K,Smith-Warner SA,Fuchs CS,Pollak M,Willett WC,Ma J

    更新日期:2012-03-27 00:00:00

  • A nested case-control study of adjuvant hormonal therapy persistence and compliance, and early breast cancer recurrence in women with stage I-III breast cancer.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Non-persistence and non-compliance are common in women prescribed hormonal therapy for breast cancer, but little is known about their influence on recurrence. METHODS:A nested case-control study of associations between hormonal therapy non-persistence and non-compliance and the risk of early recurrence in w...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.2013.518

    authors: Barron TI,Cahir C,Sharp L,Bennett K

    更新日期:2013-09-17 00:00:00

  • Markers for the non-invasive diagnosis of mesothelioma: a systematic review.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Numerous markers have been evaluated to facilitate the non-invasive diagnostic work-up of mesothelioma. The purpose of this study was to conduct a structured review of the diagnostic performance of non-invasive marker tests for the detection of mesothelioma in patients with suspected mesothelioma. METHODS:S...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1038/bjc.2011.104

    authors: van der Bij S,Schaake E,Koffijberg H,Burgers JA,de Mol BA,Moons KG

    更新日期:2011-04-12 00:00:00

  • Cyclosporin A as a multidrug-resistant modulator in patients with renal cell carcinoma treated with teniposide.

    abstract::Patients with refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were enrolled in a phase II study with teniposide (VM26) and cyclosporin A (CSA) to investigate (1) the effect of CSA on the response rate to VM26; and (2) the effect of CSA on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of VM26. Sixteen patients initially r...

    journal_title:British journal of cancer

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1038/bjc.1997.127

    authors: Toffoli G,Sorio R,Gigante M,Corona G,Galligioni E,Boiocchi M

    更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00