title: Interaction of hyperthermia and the hypoxic cell sensitizer Ro-07-0582 on the EMT6 mouse tumour.
abstract: The combination of hyperthermia and the hypoxic cell radiosensitizer Ro-07-0582 has been investigated on the EMT6 tumour implanted into the legs of BALB/c mice. Treatments at a drug dose of 1 mg/g over a range of waterbath temperatures from 37 to 45 degrees C are described. The surviving clonogenic fraction following treatment was assayed in vitro. Measurements of intra-tumour temperature have been made, and shown to be better correlated with the cytocidal effect on the tumour than the waterbath temperature. No significant effect of Ro-07-0582 was observed at 37 degrees C. However, marked cytotoxicity due to the drug was seen at intra-tumour temperatures above 42-5 degrees C for 1 h. These were in addition to the cytocidal effect of the hyperthermia. The results are discussed in relation to the distribution of temperatures and hypoxic cell populations throughout the tumour.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D002470:Cell Survival; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents