ISSN:
1432-0851
Keywords:
Key words Monoclonal antibodies
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Lung cancer
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Animal model
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Radioimmunotherapy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Po66, a mouse monoclonal antibody, is directed against an intracytoplasmic antigen present in human lung squamous cell carcinoma cells. In previous work it was found that the co-administration of 125I-radiolabelled Po66 and doxorubicin strongly enhanced the uptake of radioactivity by the tumour. The present-work was designed to evaluate, in a tumour-bearing mouse model of lung carcinoma, the ability of 131I-labelled Po66 to retard tumour growth when injected alone, or in combination with doxorubicin (8 mg kg – 1 at 1-week intervals). A single dose of 550 μCi 131I-Po66 alone had no effect on tumour growth, whereas three fractionated doses of 250 μCi 131I-Po66 decreased it over two doubling times from 14.5±1.5 days for untreated control mice to 24.8±2.7 days. Mice treated with doxorubicin alone had a double tumour doubling time of 22.6±4.9 days, compared to 35.2±2.9 days (1.55-fold increase) in mice treated with doxorubicin and a single dose of 550 μ Ci 131I-Po66. Doxorubicin combined with three fractionated doses of 250 μCi 131I-Po66 provoked a twofold decrease in tumour growth compared to mice treated with doxorubicin alone. The administration of fractionated doses of 131I-Po66 simultaneously with doxorubicin resulted in a highly delayed mortality, which was not observed when 131I-Po66 was administered after doxorubicin. Thus, in a non-small-cell lung tumour model, a 131I-radiolabelled monoclonal antibody, directed against an intracellular antigen, significantly potentiated the effect of chemotherapy. Such a therapeutic approach could be used as an adjuvant therapy and improve the effect of chemotherapy on distant small metastases.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002620050333
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