title: [Inhibitory effect of bleomycin A6 on human colon cancer xenografts in nude mice].
abstract: As evaluated by clonogenic assay, bleomycin A6 was found to be highly active against established human cancer cell lines derived from colon cancer (HT-29) and cecum cancer (Hce-8693). These human cancer cells have been serially transplanted in nude mice. At a tolerable dosage level, bleomycin A6 exerted remarkable growth inhibition on human colon cancer HT-29 and cecum cancer Hce-8693 xenografts (approximately 90% inhibition). No histopathological changes were found in the organs of treated animals. Compared on the basis of equitoxic doses (1/9 LD50), bleomycin A6 exerted much stronger growth inhibition against colon cancer HT-29 xenografts in nude mice than 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C, with inhibition rates of 82%, 12% and 53%, respectively. More extensive necrosis was found in tumors treated with bleomycin A6 than in those treated with mitomycin C or 5-fluorouracil. The ratio values of non-necrotic tumor tissue to whole tumor tissue for bleomycin A6, mitomycin C and 5-fluorouracil were 0.33, 0.65 and 0.57, respectively. These observations indicate that bleomycin A6 is a potent antitumor agent against colon cancer xenografts and may be useful in human colon cancer chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Beijing.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D014410:Tumor Stem Cell Assay
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008937:Mitomycins; C052656:bleomycin A6; D001761:Bleomycin; D016685:Mitomycin; D005472:Fluorouracil