title: Effects of hyperthermia and iodine-131-labeled anticarcinoembryonic antigen monoclonal antibody on human tumor xenografts in nude mice.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Many studies have demonstrated synergistic interaction between hyperthermia and radiation. This study was undertaken to determine whether hyperthermia could enhance the effect of radioimmunotherapy (RIT) in the treatment of human colon adenocarcinoma xenografts in nude mice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The experiments were conducted in two parts. During the first part of the study, preliminary information was obtained regarding the effect of various temperatures (41 degrees C, 42 degrees C, and 43 degrees C for 45 minutes) and iodine-131-labeled anticarcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) monoclonal antibodies (RMoAb) with administered activity ranging from 130 +/- 19 microCi to 546 +/- 19 microCi on tumor regrowth delay (TRD) and volume doubling time. This information was used in Part 2 of the study, which included four groups of mice: (1) a control group, (2) a group treated with hyperthermia, (3) a group treated with RMoAb, and (4) a group treated with a combination of RMoAb and hyperthermia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Maximum and significantly increased TRD was observed in the group treated with RMoAb and hyperthermia (slope, 0.057) compared with the control group (slope, 0.322), the hyperthermia-treated group (slope, 0.302), and the group treated with RMoAb alone (slope, 0.098). The ratio of the slopes between the groups treated with RMoAb and those treated with RMoAb and hyperthermia was 1.72. No correlation was detected between the percent of antibody uptake in the tumor and tumor regression in the groups treated with heat and RMoAb and those treated with RMoAb alone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of these experiments show that hyperthermia increased the effectiveness of iodine-131-labeled anti-CEA monoclonal antibodies against human colon carcinoma xenografts in nude mice. This study offers a rationale for combining hyperthermia and low-dose radiation produced from RIT in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sathiaseelan
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Radosevich
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Rademaker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Webber
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Spies
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D000922:Immunotoxins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D016499:Radioimmunotherapy; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D000922:Immunotoxins; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes