ISSN:
1432-0843
Keywords:
Keywords Combination chemotherapy
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Diaminocyclohexaneplatinum
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Nucleoside analogs
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Gemcitabine
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Combination index
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Purpose: This study assessed the cytotoxic effects of the nucleoside analog gemcitabine in combination with the diaminocyclohexane platinum compound oxaliplatin. Methods: Growth inhibition studies were performed using the human CEM leukemia cell line and the colon-cancer cell lines HCT 116 and Colo 320 DM. Gemcitabine-oxaliplatin combinations were compared with gemcitabine-cisplatin combinations in the same cell lines using similar experimental settings. Cells were exposed for 2 h to gemcitabine and then for 24 h to oxaliplatin or cisplatin, and vice versa. Results: The 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50 values) in single-drug experiments using 2 h of exposure to gemcitabine and 24 h of exposure to oxaliplatin or cisplatin were, respectively, 89 pM, 11.1 μM, and 10.3 μM for CEM cells; 46 pM, 10.2 μM, and 2.7 μM for HCT 116 cells; and 102 pM, 4.6 μM, and 8.6 μM for Colo 320 DM cells. Gemcitabine-oxaliplatin combinations displayed supraadditive effects in human leukemia and colon-cancer cell lines. The sequence of gemcitabine followed by oxaliplatin was more effective than the opposite sequence in HCT 116 and Colo 320 DM colon-cancer cell lines, whereas the sequence of oxaliplatin followed by gemcitabine yielded to synergistic effects in CEM cells. The cytotoxic effects of gemcitabine-oxaliplatin combinations were better than (HCT 116 cells) or equal to (CEM and Colo 320 DM cells) those of gemcitabine-cisplatin combinations. Conclusion: Our data show that the combination of gemcitabine with oxaliplatin exerts potent antiproliferative effects in human leukemia and colon cancer cells, warranting further investigations in the framework of phase I–II trials as an alternative for the treatment of solid malignancies.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002800050955
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